-husband in police custody

THE police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 55-year-old housewife Charmonie Charlie, known as “Peelo” of Grant 1803 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, Berbice, which occurred at about 09:00hrs on Monday at her home.
A police release stated that the woman had told relatives that she stabbed herself with a knife to her lower abdomen on May 5 and prior to her death, she was treated twice at a Corentyne Hospital and sent home. Her 64-year- old husband is in custody assisting with the investigation.

This newspaper understands that Charmonie and her husband were involved in an argument on May 5, when she picked up a knife and stabbed her self once to the abdomen; the argument reportedly stemmed from the woman’s drinking habit.
Her sister-in-Law, 49-year-old Tamaini Lakhraj, who lives next door, told the Guyana Chronicle that the woman informed her [Lakharaj] about the stabbing and efforts were made to take her to the hospital, but the woman refused to seek medical attention.
According to the relative, after the pain became intense, Charmonie was rushed to the Skeldon Hospital some 12 hours after the incident occurred.

“On Saturday night at around 11’0 clock then abee carry she and when abee reach there [the hospital] them give she one injection and a tablet to drink and sent her away,” the relative recalled.
Lakhraj related that the hospital officials could have taken more interest in the woman’s condition and save her life. According to her, the officials at the hospital did not examine the wound.

“They give she one paper fuh come back to the hospital for more medication on Sunday, since only tablet and injection them did get…they didn’t do anything with the cut. They just raise she clothes and watch it and then send she home. If they tell we to go New Amsterdam, we could ah carry she, but them nah tell abee nothing,” the distraught sister-in-law said.
According to Lakhraj, on Monday, the woman collapsed and died in her home.