A FORTY-two-year-old woman who allegedly doused her uncle with a pot of hot water causing his demise was on Thursday charged with murder when she appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Linden Magistrate’s Court.

Frances Harlequin, of lot 38 Half Mile Wismar, Linden was charged for the murder committed on her uncle Hilbert Scott. She was not required to plea and was remanded to the New Amsterdam Prison until August 6.

Reports disclosed that Scott, a 56-year-old security guard succumbed to his injuries on Monday after his niece had doused him with a pot of hot water on June 16.

According to reports, on June 16 at about 09:30hrs, Harlequin reportedly lit a “coal pot” in her apartment and the smoke emanating from it began to affect Scott’s breathing.

As such, the man reportedly went over to the suspect’s apartment to request she address the problem. However, the woman reportedly became annoyed and threw the pot of hot water on Scott.

The elderly man immediately reported the matter to the Wismar Police Station and he was subsequently escorted to the Linden Hospital Complex to be treated for his burns and discharged.

Shortly after the man made his police report, Harlequin visited the police station and reported that Scott physically abused her, and as such, she threw the hot water on him.

She was reportedly sent to seek medical attention. However, the woman never returned to the police station.

The following day she was arrested but was placed on self-bail two days later, while being informed that she must appear in court on June 25, 2018. Harlequin failed to appear in court after being charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

However, on June 21, 2018, Scott began feeling unwell and was subsequently admitted to the Linden Hospital Complex as an infection had taken over his burn wounds.

The victim’s condition allegedly worsened on Monday last and died while being a patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.

A post-mortem conducted on Wednesday revealed that he died as a result of Generalised Sepsis ‘Septic’.