FIFTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Avemanen ‘Terry’ Permaul, of Block One, Kilcoy/Chesney, Corentyne, has been charged for the murder of his wife whose decomposed body was found in a shallow grave a short distance away from their home.

Permaul was unrepresented when he made his appearance at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Renita Singh on Tuesday.

He was not required to plead to the indicatable charge which alleges that he murdered Waynumattie ‘Dataley’ Permaul, a mother of four, including West Indian cricketer, Veerasammy Permaul.

Magistrate Singh remanded him to prison until May 31 and transferred the matter to the Albion Magistrate’s Court.

According to reports, Veerasammy filed a missing person’s report on April 29, eight days after the woman was last seen alive.

As a result, police detained her husband. He initially denied knowledge of her whereabouts but after intense interrogation, he reportedly admitted to beating, choking and subsequently wrapping her lifeless body in a bedsheet before burying it in a shallow grave in an empty lot about 100 meters away from the house.

Following their separation about two years ago, the husband began occupying the upper flat while the woman lived in the lower flat. It is alleged that the killing occurred after Permaul overheard a telephone conversation the woman was having with a male.

She was laid to rest on Sunday.