Vanessa Emmanuel, 25, of Lot 992 Section B, Block “X” Greater Diamond, East Bank Demerara, appeared at the George-town Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs- Marcus to answer to the charge of man-slaughter.
It is alleged that on Thursday 27th July, at Cornhill Street, Stabroek, Georgetown, the defendant killed Zehron Nieuenkirk. The court heard that the accused and the deceased were known to each other.
According to the police, on Thursday 27th July, about 21:00 hours, Nieuenkirk was standing on the pavement west of Parliament Building talking to a friend when Emmanuel walked by. Nieuenkirk held her and pinched her arm but Emmanuel walked away. The police stated that Nieuenkirk proceeded to walk up behind Emmanuel and hugged her from behind, to which, Emmanuel responded by whipping out a knife from her pants and stabbing Nieuenkirk in the region of his groin. Nieuenkirk then ran to where his minibus was parked and told his conductor that he had been stabbed by Emmanuel. He was immediately rushed to the GPHC where he was seen and examined by a doctor. Nieuenkirk passed away while receiving treatment.
A post-mortem examination by Dr. Nehaul Singh gave the cause of death as a single stab wound to the groin. Emmanuel was contacted and told of the allegation; the accused admitted to stabbing Nieuenkirk but claimed it was unintentional. Legal advice was sought and Emmanuel was charged with manslaughter. Prosecutor Quincy Lacon strongly objected to bail on the grounds of the seriousness of the offence, and that the defendant fled the scene without showing any remorse. The Prosecutor also informed the court that video footage and eyewitness statements of the incident are in place.
Emmanuel was refused bail and remanded to prison until 17th August for statements. In court the defendant was heard shouting, “I want to go home… I want my mother!!”
