The post-mortem results for Alexis Roxanne Harris, a 29-year-old farmer of Hill Foot, Soesdyke-Linden Highway revealed yesterday that she died from a stab wound to the heart.
Her suspected assailant, her reputed husband, James Lord remains in hospital after reportedly inflicting wounds upon himself on Saturday.
The deceased’s sister, Abiola Harris told the Stabroek News yesterday that she had learnt that her sister had suffered fifteen long years of abuse at the hands of her reputed husband. She explained that her sister had left her husband’s Soesdyke-Linden home last June month end unknowing to him and came to live with her because he had threatened to kill her. Abiola related that that was not the first time her sister left her husband as it was customary that when he consumed alcohol he would abuse her including chasing her down with a cutlass and kicking her. But Abiola said her sister would leave Lord only to take him back.