TWO years after the brutal stabbing of Farida Khayum at her Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast home, her reputed husband, on Wednesday, confessed to the gruesome crime.

Devanand Narine appeared before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow at the Essequibo High Court for the capital offence of murder.

However, he opted to plead guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter which alleged that, on May 16, 2019, at Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, he unlawfully killed the 39-year-old woman.

The state was represented by prosecutor, Tiffini Lyken, while Narine was represented by attorney-at-law, Latchmi Dindyal.

The matter has been adjourned until March 8, 2022, for the presentation of a probation report and sentencing.

On the day in question, Narine and Khayum were at home when they got into an argument which quickly became physical. Reports are that Narine armed himself with a knife from the kitchen and stabbed his reputed wife several times about her body.

The police were summoned and Khayum’s lifeless body was discovered in the kitchen area. Narine was arrested and taken to the Suddie Hospital, after ingesting a herbicide.