CARMELITA Jones, 24, the woman who had reportedly suffered severe burns at her ‘B’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown home on September 18, 2012, succumbed to her injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) on Wednesday, September 26.

It is alleged that her reputed husband, Melroy Simpson, 34, had thrown a flammable liquid on her while she was holding a lamp that was alight at the time.
Charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Carmelita Jones on September 21, Melroy Simpson had been granted $200,000 bail when he appeared to answer the charge at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court.
He has since been re-arrested and is in police custody.