Orrin King, the man accused of chopping his ex-wife, Natoya Speede to death almost one month ago at the Bartica Airstrip was charged earlier this month with murder and remanded to prison.
King appeared in the Bartica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Crystal Lambert on April 7th.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge. The matter was adjourned to May 14th.
Speede, 37, a resident of Lot 34 Sixth Avenue, Bartica, was murdered in front her children at around 7.30pm on March 27, at Five Miles, Bartica-Potaro Road.
King fled the scene and attempted to take his own life following the fatal attack.
After searching for almost three hours, relatives and the police were able to locate King about half a mile away from where the incident occurred.
His body bore multiple wounds, which, he reportedly told investigators, were self-inflicted.
King was taken to the Bartica Hospital where he was admitted under police guard. He was subsequently discharged and charged.
The police in press release had said that King took Speede and their two children to the airstrip under the pretext that they were going on a photo shoot.
While there, he allegedly attacked Speede and inflicted several wounds about her body with an axe.
The police had said that it was reported that the couple has been experiencing domestic issues for the past couple of months.
A relative of Speede had told this newspaper that Speede was a victim of abuse. The relative, who wished not to be named, had said that Speede ended her years-long marriage with King several months ago due to the domestic abuse she suffered and later moved to live with her sister.
