A post-mortem examination yesterday revealed that the Bloomfield, Corentyne woman who was discovered motionless in her bed died due to the chop injuries she sustained during a fight with her husband on Sunday evening.
A post-mortem examination was carried out on Oma Davi Virasamy, 30, a housewife of Lot 171 Bloomfield, New Housing, Corentyne, yesterday which revealed that she died as a result of shock and haemorrhage due to a severed artery in her foot.
Her husband, Mahendra Paltoo, 35 years, a labourer, of the same address, remains in police custody and is expected to be charged before the end of the week.
Paltoo initially claimed that Virasamy was making up the bed for their baby when she slipped and fell on a cutlass which was between two mattresses in their bedroom. He had claimed that she sustained an injury to her ankle.
He told investigators that he assisted her by dressing the wound and she later went to bed. However, he woke up at about 4.40 am and observed her body motionless on the bed after which an alarm was raised.
However, after further investigations, the man eventually told police that he and his wife argued on Sunday evening after she accused him of being unfaithful.
He said that during the argument he armed himself with a cutlass and dealt her lashes about her body. She reportedly sustained injuries to her face and ankle.
Meanwhile, according to information gathered, Paltoo was previously charged for a wounding in the Whim District and sentenced to prison for one year. He was released in March this year.
