THIRTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Daniel Watson was on Monday further remanded to prison for the murder of his 32-year-old reputed wife, Lowtie Atwaroo, called “Mona”, whose lifeless body was discovered in a trench at Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD)..
Watson appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was remanded to prison until June 18, after Police Prosecutor Inspector Neville Jeffers told the court that the police file was still incomplete.

The former porter at Massy Group of Companies is charged with the capital offence which alleges that on May 21 at Herstelling New Scheme, he murdered Atwaroo.
According to reports, the couple had been living together for a number of years at Herstelling, but had separated about two months ago because of the man’s alleged abusive behaviour.

The woman had moved in with relatives at her father’s apartment, but on the night of her demise, she had gone to visit Watson when persons in the neighbourhood heard her crying out for help.

When they rushed to the scene, they reportedly saw Watson holding her down in a trench.
At the scene of the crime, the police found a black cap, a one-side slipper, a jersey and a black bag next to the woman’s body.

A close examination of the exposed parts of the body, which was clad in a pair of long blue jeans and black jersey, showed no marks of violence.
Watson, who had fled the scene by the time the police arrived, was later apprehended.
The post-mortem report revealed that she died from drowning and a compression injury to the neck. The autopsy was conducted at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) mortuary by Government pathologist, Dr. Nehaul Singh.