“IT was a case of domestic violence, an abuse suffering in silence” were the words uttered in court by the attorney of Lisa Hayley, who was charged on Thursday for killing her husband.
The 21-year-old appeared before City Magistrate, Faith McGusty, and could have barely spoken in court when the charge of manslaughter was read to her. The woman was not required to plea to the indictable charge which alleged that on July 29, 2017 at Lot 30 Queen Street, Kitty, she unlawfully killed Dailson Hayley.
According to the woman’s lawyer, Stanley Moore his client was suffering from years of abuse from her husband, Dailson, and her action stemmed from self-defense.
Police Prosecutor, Stephen Telford, made no objection to the woman being released on bail but requested that it be given at a substantial amount. Magistrate McGusty released the woman on $250,000 bail and transferred the matter to the Chief Magistrate, Ann McLennan, for August 7.
According to the police reports, the couple have been together for the past three years and have two kids together. During that time, she had been abused frequently. The man would reportedly force his wife into prostitution and would usually take away whatever cash she made.
However, on Friday, July 29 at Queen Street, Kitty, during an argument the woman stabbed her husband. The man had reportedly armed himself with a knife and threatened to kill her. Hayley managed to disarm her husband and stabbed her abusive partner.
The injured man was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he succumbed.