Leticia Reynolds, a 23-year-old woman from No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) is in critical condition after she was stabbed and chopped about her body, allegedly by her fiancé Philon Edwards, a 26-year-old Corporal with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
A release from the police said that the attack took place at around 7.30 pm on Friday at the victim’s home in West Berbice. Edwards lives at the same address.
The police say that investigations revealed that the suspect returned home at around 5.50 pm on Friday and accused the victim of permitting her son’s father to visit during his absence. The victim acknowledged the visit but said that there was no interaction between them.