A PARIKA ‘Backdam,’ East Bank Essequibo (EBE) man was remanded to prison on Friday after he was charged with the capital offence, that is, the fatal stabbing of his reputed wife.

The accused, 24-year-old Melroy La Rose was brought before Senior Magistrate Zamilla Ally-Seepaul in the Leonora Magistrate’s Court. He was not required to plead to the indictable charge.

It is alleged that on March 4, 2024, at Parika ‘Backdam,’ he murdered Nikesha Sutton, a 24-year-old housewife. La Rose was remanded to prison until March 28, 2024.

A police report stated that Sutton was murdered around 17:00hrs on March 4.

Investigations have revealed that around 15:00hrs that day, La Rose arrived home under the influence of alcohol when a heated argument ensued between him and his partner.

During the argument, La Rose left the home, according to the police. However, around 17:00hrs, he returned home with two alcoholic beverages in his hand at which point a heated argument ensued again between him and his wife, which resulted in a scuffle.

The sister of the deceased woman told the police that she tried to intervene to stop the scuffle. Thereafter, the police said the man told Sutton to pack her clothes and leave their home.

According to the police, Sutton had placed some clothes in a bucket and was making her way through a track to her sister’s house nearby when La Rose picked up one of the beer bottles, broke it and dealt Sutton one stab to her neck. He then fled the scene on foot.

An injured Sutton was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. An autopsy gave her cause of death as stab wounds to the neck.

Following the killing, police had issued a wanted bulletin for La Rose, who was arrested last Wednesday at Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD).