NINE years after 42-year-old Allison Bowen was fatally stabbed with a knife, and her sister wounded, her reputed husband on Monday stood before the Demerara High Court and confessed to the crime.

Alex Douglas was at the time appearing before Justice Simone Morris-Ramlall.

He pleaded guilty to the capital offence, which stated that on October 14, 2012, he murdered Bowen at Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara.

Douglas also admitted that he wounded Bowen’s sister, Nicole King, with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

The matter was adjourned to March 3, 2022 for the presentation of a probation report, following which he will be sentenced.

Douglas is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Latchmie Rahamat, while Prosecutor Abigail Gibbs is on record for the State.

The Guyana Chronicle was informed that on the day in question, the couple had an argument, during which Douglas held his wife down and attempted to force her to ingest a poisonous substance.

He then armed himself with a knife and stabbed the woman several times about her body, resulting in her death. He also stabbed King during the confrontation when she attempted to intervene. King was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and treated.

Douglas, who had ingested a poisonous substance in an attempt to commit suicide, was later nabbed. He was rushed to the GPHC for treatment.