Junior Halley, who was accused of stabbing his wife to death at the Alpha Hotel last week, was yesterday charged with her murder and remanded to prison.
The 52-year-old vendor of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, appeared at the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court 2 before Magistrate A George, where he was not required to plead to the charge that he murdered Kim Halley.
He will appear in court again on June 22nd, 2023.
Kim Halley, 46, of Lamaha Park, Georgetown was found dead with 13 stab wounds and a slashed neck in a room at the Alpha Hotel Lot 2 Public Road Ogle, East Coast Demerara last Thursday.
According to the police, she was murdered between 14:30 and 14:45 hrs in room 235 at located on the bottom flat on the western side of the hotel. Her husband, with whom she had checked into the establishment, was arrested around 16:30 hrs the same day.
According to reports, Junior Halley had been abusive to his wife, which caused her to move out of his residence about two months ago and relocate to Georgetown.
A post-mortem examination revealed that Kim Halley died as a result of multiple incised wounds.
