Daniel Watson, the Herstelling man who police say strangled and drowned his estranged common-law wife in a drain, has been committed to face a trial at the High Court for the crime.
It is alleged that Watson, a porter of Lot 1892 Herstelling New Scheme, East Bank Demerara, murdered Lowtie Atwaroo, on May 21st, 2018, at Herstelling New Housing Scheme.
At the conclusion of the Preliminary Inquiry into the charge yesterday, Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore committed Watson to stand trial based upon the whole of the evidence led by the prosecution’s witnesses.
He will stand trial at the next practicable sitting of the Demerara Assizes.
Atwaroo and Watson lived together in a common-law relationship for a number of years. However, the woman reportedly ended the relationship about two months prior to her death due to his alleged abusive behaviour. She had been staying with her parents since then.
In a press statement, the police had said that Atwaroo went to Watson’s house and shortly after she was seen being submerged in a drain allegedly by the man.
