A 22-year-old bank teller was allegedly stabbed by her “reputed husband,” who police say then attempted to end his own life by ingesting a poison and jumping into the Demerara River on Thursday evening.
As a result, Sheria Khalil called “Sherry”, 22 and Clifton Richmond, also known as “Steve”, 24, a bus conductor, both of Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD), were up to last evening hospitalised.
They were both said to be critical.
Khalil was stabbed once to her neck during an altercation that took place around 7.45 pm in the compound of the Elim Christian Fellowship Church, at Timehri Public Road.
After inflicting the wound, Richmond, police said in a statement, consumed a poisonous substance and jumped into the Demerara River. He was subsequently rescued in an unconscious state.
They were both taken to the Diamond Hospital. However, Khalil was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for surgery.
The couple reportedly live together with Khalil’s parents.
The police said their investigations revealed that the couple planned to meet up at Khalil’s workplace on Thursday. However, when Richmond showed up, Khalil was not at work.
The police said that Khalil later went home and was confronted by Richmond and an argument ensued. “…And it was alleged that he (Richmond) picked up the woman (Khalil) and ran with her to the nearby church yard,” the police said.
Upon hearing Khalil scream, the police added, relatives rushed to the church yard, where they found Khalil bleeding with an apparent stab wound to her neck.
The police recovered a knife and a bottle with suspected poison from the scene.
Investigations were still ongoing yesterday.
