By Leroy Smith

After being abused silently by her reputed husband of four years, 42-year- old Dianne Hernandez was brutally strangled  by the “quiet” man early on Wednesday  morning.

It is alleged that the suspect , 39-year-old Nigel Glasgow ,strangled the woman to death during an argument and later attempted to take his own life by slitting his throat. There were no other marks of violence on the woman’s body.

Police detectives found the woman on a bed in a lying position in the man’s one bedroom house located at Humphrey Street, Wales , West Bank Demerara. The man , who works at an abattoir, also killed three dogs which he owns.

Persons in the area related that Glasgow, after strangling the woman , stormed out of the house in a rage and killed the dogs before attempting to torch the home of a woman who lives next door.

Reports are that , the neighbour was a  friend of Hernandez and for reasons unknown , Glasgow was of the view that the woman knew things about his reputed wife and did not share such information with him.

The Guyana Chronicle was told that the argument between the couple began sometime around 03:00hrs on Wednesday. The couple was spotted entering the house on Tuesday  afternoon and everything seemed quiet.

According to reports , Hernandez  had been enduring constant abuse at the hands of her reputed husband  but not many persons were aware , since it was being done silently and the man , who is described as being very reserved and quiet, never appeared to have had relationship issues.

Persons close to the couple however were aware of what was happening  but it is unclear if anyone  tried to offer the duo any help.

One woman related that at one point , the man informed the woman that she should move on with her life , however , she reluctantly stayed. Persons at the scene related that the woman was in love with the man and found it hard to leave the abusive relationship  , although the man was willing to let her go.

During a visit to the house before sunrise on Wednesday  morning, the Guyana Chronicle observed that the house was ransacked and blood stains were evident on the mattress which the couple shared.

From all indications, it appears that there was a struggle and evidence of a fight in the couple’s bedroom.

After committing the act and killing the dogs , the man reportedly retreated to the house and attempted to lock himself inside. However ,that  was thwarted by the police who were patrolling in the area and were alerted to the development at the couple’s home. It was at that point that the suspect  attempted to slit his throat but  was prevented from doing so.

Reports are that during the commotion inside the couple’s home , Glasgow telephoned the mother of his two children from a previous relationship  and asked her to take care of herself and the children. The woman became suspicious and immediately left her home and raced down to the location where she  encountered the murder scene.

The police confirmed that Glasgow is not in a critical state and that he was receiving medical attention under guard at a public health facility.

Hernandez  is the third woman to have been killed at the hands of a partner over the past month.

On Saturday March 31 , travel agent Reona Payne, a mother of three, was killed by her reputed husband, former army Captain Orwain Sandy who pumped several bullets into the woman at First Street, Alexander Village, Georgetown.

He  has since been remanded to prison for the offence. The matter was further  adjourned to May 2, 2018, when it is expected that a psychiatric evaluation would have been completed and a report compiled.

Last Thursday , Darmattie Persaud, 23, also known as ‘Kalvina’, a housewife of Belmont, Mahaica was fatally stabbed by her reputed husband  who later committed suicide.

A few weeks prior to the incident the couple , who bore two young children , had a misunderstanding and after being abused by the man , Persaud  decided to move out and leave her children and their father behind. She was killed after the man telephoned her and asked her to collect the children.