A 36-year-old man who admitted to the gruesome killing of his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the presence of a child is now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to the capital offence.
Terrence Thomas, also known as “Oosh,” formally entered a guilty plea before Justice Priscilla Chandra-Hanif at the High Court in Demerara for the 2022 murder of 28-year-old Loretha Simon. The crime, which left the community in shock, took place at Simon’s mother’s home in Sophia, Greater Georgetown, on January 27, 2022.
The court has set August 18, 2025, as the date for Thomas’ sentencing.

State Prosecutor Darin Chan, who presented the facts of the case, described the incident as a vicious and calculated act of violence carried out in broad daylight.
According to the prosecution, Simon had been visiting her mother’s home and was preparing to cook curry when Thomas arrived uninvited and attacked her.

Without warning, he pulled a knife and repeatedly stabbed her in front of her nine-year-old sister, who was left traumatised by the ordeal.
Thomas fled the scene immediately after the attack, leaving the bloodied weapon behind.

He was later apprehended and charged with murder.
At the time of her death, Simon was several weeks pregnant.

Justice Chandra-Hanif is expected to consider the full range of aggravating and mitigating factors before delivering her sentence.