The owner of the Stretch D Dollar franchise in Berbice, who murdered his wife before committing suicide on Friday, died from gunshot wounds.
According to an autopsy which was done yesterday, Rudolph Blair, also known as ‘Rudy’, 46, died from shock and haemorrhage, and gunshot injuries he sustained.
Blair sometime between Thursday evening and the wee hours of Friday murdered his estranged wife, Rhonda Jackman-Blair, also known as ‘Miss Rhonda,’ 42. The woman was fatally stabbed at their Lot 91 Coburg Street, Cumberland Village, East Canje home. Blair was found dead around 8.44 am on Friday after taking refuge in nearby bushes, from where he had engaged in a standoff with police for hours.