Homicide Detectives are in pursuit of a 25-year-old unemployed male who allegedly murdered his sixteen-year-old reputed wife at their 369 No. 2 Village, East Canje, Berbice, about 12:55h Saturday (July 29).
The body which bore a laceration to the throat, suspected to have been inflicted by a sharp instrument is presently at the Arokium Funeral Parlour awaiting a post-mortem examination. 
The investigation revealed that recently the couple had a misunderstanding and the suspect was asked to leave the home which he did but only to return and allegedly committed the act and fled the scene.
A knife suspected to be the murder weapon was found in a cistern within close proximity of the body.