Linden woman chopped to death, husband on the run
Sheneika Elliott
Sheneika Elliott

Police in Linden are on the hunt for a man who allegedly slit his wife’s throat early Friday morning during an argument.

Dead is 37-year-old Sheneika Elliott, who was stabbed six times to the neck and chopped about the body. The incident reportedly occurred in Central Ameila’s Ward and the woman is the sister of popular radio DJ, Akelo Elliot. The woman leaves to mourn five children.

Police in a statement noted that at about 10:30 hrs, the victim drenched in blood, ran across to her neighbour for assistance but collapsed outside of the yard. She was rushed to the Mackenzie Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

The body which bore multiple stab wounds, is presently at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination. A blood-stained knife suspected to be the murder weapon, was found at the scene.

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