Police have arrested a suspect in relation to the murder of Nirmala Sukhai, the woman who was discovered dead in her La Grange, West Bank Deme-rara (WBD) home on Friday and he has since confessed to the crime.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum confirmed that the suspect who has been identified as a 30-year-old porter of Belle West, Canal No.2, WBD was arrested on Saturday afternoon.
He was questioned during which he confessed to killing Sukhai after she admitted that she was having an affair with his employer, Blanhum said.
Sukhai previously worked as a labourer at a sawmill. At the time of her death, she was unemployed.
According to information reaching Stabroek News, the suspect and Sukhai shared a relationship.
The suspect reportedly told investigators that around 17.45hrs last Thursday, he and his employer went to a bar where they met Sukhai and they had a few drinks together.
After purchasing a couple rounds, the suspect said he and his employer left the bar and boarded a car. He added that he went to another bar at Wales after which he journeyed to Sukhai’s house.
The suspect told the police that he has keys to Sukhai’s house.
Whilst there, the suspect related that he and Nirmala had an argument because he wanted to have sexual intercourse with her. The man told investigators that he armed himself with a knife which he used to cut open Sukhai’s pants and they had sexual intercourse.
Afterwards, he said he confronted her about having a relationship with his employer and she admitted. This caused the suspect to become angry and a fight started.
During the process, the suspect related that he pushed one of his fingers in Sukhai’s mouth and used his other hand to cover her mouth until she was motionless.
He then opened the back door and left.
As of yesterday afternoon, the suspect remained in police custody.
The police are awaiting a post-mortem report after which he is likely to be charged. The post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow.
Thirty-three-year-old Sukhai was found lying face down on her bed last Friday afternoon by her mother, Savitri Sukhai, who had gone to check on her after she did not see or heard from her in almost two days.
It is suspected that Nirmala was killed sometime between 23:00 hrs last Thursday and Friday afternoon at Lot 35 Factory Dam, La Grange, WBD.
Police had said that at the time of the discovery Nirmala was only clad in her blouse. A grey short pants was found on her bed. It appeared as though it was cut from the back. A knife was also found under her bed.
