Alex Douglas who stabbed his partner to death on Sunday night and later attempted to commit suicide was yesterday charged with murder and remanded to prison.
Douglas, age 42, of Goedver-wagting, East Coast Demerara appeared in the Sparendaam Magis-trate’s Court before Magistrate Alex Moore.
It is alleged that he murdered Allison Bowen a mother of three. A post- mortem examination performed on the woman yesterday revealed that she was stabbed a total of nine times to the back, hand, heart and left hand.
The two had shared a rocky eight-year relationship. Bowen according to relatives had reported violent episodes to the police but Douglas was never taken before the court.
Based on the accounts given to Stabroek News, earlier in the day the couple had a misunderstanding during which the man attempted to hit Bowen with a hammer. He later butted her to the forehead resulting in it being left swollen. Bowen reported the incident to the police and visited the Georgetown Hospital where she obtained a medical.
However, when police visited the house to arrest the man he had already left.
He returned later around 8:30 pm and the woman left the house to get King who lived nearby. It was while coming back that the trio had a confrontation during which King questioned the man as to why he was always being abusive to Bowen.
Reports are that the man attempted to force Bowen to eat some rat poison he had in a butter bowl and when she refused to consume it he pulled out a knife and started stabbing her. Relatives said that she was stabbed about fourteen times.
The man fled the scene after the incident and the following morning while walking along Camp Street he spotted the police. As the ranks approached he was seen putting something into his mouth.
He was admitted to the Georgetown Hospital in an unconscious state and later discharged.
