A Port Kaituma man was today remanded to prison for the murder of his reputed wife. The man 36-year-old man, Tyrone James appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman, in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court where he was not required to plea to the indictable charge of murder.
The court was told that on July 15, James at Water Front, Port Kaituma allegedly murdered his reputed wife 37-year-old, Evadne Baptiste.
Reports are that the James left Baptiste at a drinking spot on the Water Front when he returned, he could her dancing with another man. James then because angry and cuffed Baptiste to her head, causing her to fall to the ground in an unconscious state.
James then reported the matter to the Port Kaituma Police Station. The police transported Baptiste to the regional hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Baptiste death was given as brain hemorrhage due to blunt trauma.