The husband of Indrawattie Somwar has confessed to chopping her to death during a domestic dispute on Tuesday, according to Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum.
Blanhum said Navindra Bandu called ‘Birdie’, who was arrested just after the incident has since provided the police with a detailed confession. He said the case file will be sent for legal advice today.
Bandu reportedly told investigators that he had invested a lot of money into building the house in which they were living in and he had worked for $60,000 recently, all of which he gave to Somwar. He claimed that on the day of the incident, he asked Somwar for a small amount of money so he could “take a drink” but she became very abusive toward him and requested that he leave the house. As a result, he told the police, he became “very hurt and annoyed” and dealt her several chops to her head.
The fatal incident occurred around 4.30 pm on Tuesday at the couple’s Lot 22 Princetown, Corriverton, Berbice home.
Stabroek News had previously reported that Bandu had been consuming alcohol throughout the day and only returned home in the afternoon. His altercation with Somwar started after he requested some food, which he subsequently hit out of her hands. As a result, she told him about his behaviour and requested that he leave the house but he became angry and went into the kitchen area, where he allegedly armed himself with a cutlass and dealt her two chops to her head. She attempted to escape but collapsed in front of their yard.
Her body is currently at the Skeldon Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination which is scheduled to be conducted tomorrow.
