SWIFT police work led to the arrest of a man accused of murdering his ex-wife, 45-year-old Bibi Shazida Hanif, early Tuesday morning, at her Samaroo Dam, West Bank Demerara home.
According to police reports, at around 08:30 hrs, acting on information received, ranks intercepted motor car PZZ 3660 along No. 66 Public Road, Corentyne, Berbice.
The vehicle was being driven by Abdul Jameer True, 29, of Parika, East Bank Essequibo. In the back seat, officers found Martin True, 53, of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, who was identified as the murder suspect.

True was informed of the allegation, arrested, cautioned, and escorted to the Springlands Police Station. He will be transferred to Regional Police Division Three for further investigation.
Police allege that, between 04:44 hrs and 05:25 hrs on Tuesday, True fatally stabbed Hanif, who was employed as a cleaner at Rapid Oil Field, Halliburton, Garden of Eden, East Bank Essequibo.

Investigators disclosed that Hanif lived with her 18-year-old son, who is currently staying with his father in Berbice.
Hayden Xavier, a 44-year-old Trinidadian national and Inspector at Rapid Oil Field, told police he had been in a relationship with Hanif since March, following her separation from True.
He said Hanif had lived with him at Providence, East Bank Demerara, before returning to her Samaroo Dam home two weeks ago.
Xavier recounted that Hanif typically used the company bus to travel from Samaroo Dam to Providence Public Road, where he would collect her for work. On Tuesday, at 04:44 hrs, Hanif called Xavier to say she would be late and asked him to pick her up.

About 20 minutes later, while on the Demerara Harbour Bridge, Xavier called her phone, only to have True answer and reportedly say, “I now fix she deh.”
Alarmed, Xavier went to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station to report the matter before heading to Hanif’s home.

When officers arrived, they discovered Hanif lying motionless in blood next to her bed. Two stab wounds were visible on her back. She was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
The body is currently at Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.