In a dramatic turn of events, the woman who is accused of murdering her 71-year-old mother fainted in the courtroom Wednesday morning and had to be rushed to the hospital by police ranks.
Forty-two-year-old Camila Jameer was very emotional throughout the proceedings. She reportedly confessed to slitting her mother, Rookmin Jameer’s throat at their Tempe, West Coast Berbice home over the weekend. The woman even led the police to the murder weapon.
When the woman appeared before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh, in the Fort Wellington Magistrates’ Court she fainted. Magistrate Singh opted to take the sworn statements from the police and posited that he would not read the charges to the woman given her current state. Up to news time, the woman was still seeking medical attention at the Fort Wellington Hospital.
Joycelyn’s murder has left family members shocked, many of whom are still struggling to come to terms with the grim reality.