A Helena, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara man on Tuesday admitted to killing his common-law wife, whose badly decomposed body was found in a trench in 2016.
Though initially charged with murder, Lakeram Harrinarine pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter when he appeared before Justice Jo-Ann Barlow. He admitted that between January 7th and January 10th, 2016, at Helena, Mahaica, he murdered Hafeeza Rohoman.
Following his admission, Harrinarine will make his return to court on December 12th for the presentation of the probation report and to be sentenced.
According to previous reports, Harrinarine and Rohoman shared a common-law relationship for approximately three months prior to her death. Rohoman’s body was found floating in a trench not far from her home. It was then revealed to Stabroek News by neighbours of the couple that they were both alcoholics and the man would often beat her to prevent her from seeing her children.
Prior to Harrinarine being charged for the offence, the man had confessed to the police. He had reportedly told investigators that he and the woman came to blows after he pleaded with her to return home. He allegedly confessed to the police that Rohoman hit him which caused him to retaliate by hitting her to the head, causing her to fall into a nearby trench, where she drowned.
A post-mortem examination revealed that she died as a result of drowning but had also suffered blows to the head.
