‘B’ Division Police have apprehended Winston Benjamin, called “Blood,” who had gone into hiding after viciously stabbing his reputed wife, Yansen Brusch, to death on Monday afternoon.

Ranks have confirmed that the 40-year-old cane harvester was found in the Lesbeholden backdam of Black Bush Polder in Central Corentyne, where he went into hiding since allegedly killing the mother of his four children.

Upon his apprehension he was taken to the Port Mourant Hospital, since it was rumoured that he had ingested a poisonous substance in an effort to end his life. He was reportedly given a clean bill of health and taken to the Whim Police Station, where he remains in custody. He is expected to be charged shortly.
Last Monday, at about 14:00h, Benjamin allegedly whipped out a knife at a grocery shop in his home village of Ulverston, Corentyne, and repeatedly stabbed Yansen Brusch about her body. The 38-year-old victim, of Lot 20 Second Street Ulverston, who had operated a canteen at the Alness Primary School, had been in a relationship with Benjamin for the past 18 years.

Despite efforts by the shopkeeper, Beverly Green, to stop Benjamin from further hurting Brusch, he had managed to stab the woman five times about her body. She was pronounced dead at the Port Mourant Hospital, where she was rushed after the incident.

Relatives told Guyana Chronicle that the relationship between Benjamin and Brusch had been ‘on and off’ because of Benjamin’s violent nature. However, Brusch and Benjamin would still maintain a somewhat cordial relationship. This newspaper understands from residents who spoke on condition of anonymity that Benjamin has a history of violent altercations, hence the nickname ‘blood’.