A 30-year-old woman is currently in police custody for allegedly killing her reputed husband during a domestic dispute at their Sideline Dam, Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara home, on Monday.

Dead is Michael Wilson, a 40-year-old labourer, who was reportedly stabbed to death around 08:15 hrs.

According to a police release, Wilson and the suspect are common-law partners and were living together at Sideline Dam for the past two years. They occupied the upper flat of a two-storey concrete building.

Investigations revealed that domestic problems existed between the couple and Wilson would frequently accuse his wife of being unfaithful, which caused him to physically and verbally abuse her.

It is alleged that during an argument on Sunday, Wilson told the suspect that she was ending their relationship and would be returning to her parents’ house.

On Monday morning, an argument erupted while the woman was in the process of packing her belongings to move out of the house.

Police said that the victim, armed himself with a knife, assaulted the suspect and cut her on the left forearm. However, the woman managed to disarm Wilson and dealt him two stabs to his abdomen.

Wilson was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and subsequently died while receiving treatment.

The woman was escorted to the Nabacalis Hospital by the police where she was seen by a doctor and was subsequently taken to the GPHC, where she remains under police guard, the release added.