SHERLOCK James, a 50-year-old gold miner, has been convicted of the murder of his wife, Vinnette Headley-James, by a 12-member jury at the High Court in Georgetown.
The verdict was delivered after a trial before Justice Zamilla Ally-Seepaul, before whom James had initially denied the charge. Following deliberations, the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict, convicting him of the capital offence.

James, who had attempted suicide following the fatal stabbing, was found by police lying in the backyard of his Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara (ECD) home and was subsequently rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) for treatment.
He will return to court for sentencing on September 5, 2024. The tragic incident occurred on August 21, 2019, at the couple’s home.

Headley-James, a 46-year-old clothes vendor and mother of three, was fatally stabbed during an argument with James after he reportedly accused her of having an extramarital affair.
She was taken to the CC Nicholson Hospital at Nabaclis where she died while receiving treatment.
Her cause of death was determined to be multiple stab wounds.