A New Amsterdam, Berbice, woman is now in police custody after she fatally stabbed her partner during the wee hours of this morning at Main and Pitt streets, New Amsterdam.
The deceased has been identified as Anthony Giddings, also known as ‘Big Head,’ 45, of Lot 14 Pitt Street, New Amsterdam.
According to information gathered so far, the suspect, Anita Hanuman, 43, also of Lot 14 Pitt Street, New Amsterdam, dealt the man two stab wounds around 1.30 am today using the knife which she claimed he whipped out and attempted to attack her with.
After stabbing the man, the woman ran over to the New Amsterdam Police Station and told investigators that Giddings asked her for a lighter and after she told him she did not have one he allegedly became annoyed and they started to argue.
The woman claimed that the deceased then whipped out a knife from his waist and threatened to stab her multiple times, causing her to run onto the main road where they started to fight.
During the scuffle the woman claimed she took away the knife from the deceased and dealt him two stabs to the left side of his chest.
The man was picked up and rushed to the New Amsterdam Police Station, where he died while receiving treatment.
The murder weapon was recovered at the scene of the stabbing.
Meanwhile, the woman told investigators that the man often abused her.
