A 40-year-old mechanic was, on Monday, charged and later remanded to prison for allegedly murdering his wife, 39-year-old school teacher, Omega Ault.

Clarence Farley called ‘Junior’ of Crane, West Coast Demerara, appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court and was not required to plead to the capital offence, which alleged that, between May 23 and May 27, 2022, at Vreed-en-Hoop, he murdered the woman.

He was remanded to prison until June 27, 2022.

According to reports, Ault’s body was found in a state of decomposition at her Crane, West Coast Demerara house, around 17:00 hrs, on Friday, May 27.

Earlier that day, her brother went to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station on the West Coast of Demerara and reported that, for two weeks he had been calling his sister via telephone and was unable to reach her.

The man said he went to his sister’s home and after calling and getting no response, he pushed open the front door and was immediately greeted by an unpleasant scent.

He went into the front room of the house and saw the body of his sister lying motionless, almost in a state of decomposition. Soon after making the discovery, he reported the matter to the police at Vreed-en-Hoop. A party of police ranks visited the scene.

Enquiries revealed that the deceased woman and Farley were living together but were experiencing problems. The police later issued a wanted bulletin for Farley’s arrest.

On May 28, the man’s motorcar was discovered parked in a lumber yard at Coverden, East Bank Demerara. On June 2, 2022, Farley was arrested while allegedly hiding out in a room at the Malinmar Hotel at No. 78 Village, Corriverton, Berbice.