TRAGIC END FOR FATHER OF 3
By STACY MOORE Monday, November 12 2012
AN
abusive relationship yesterday ended in tragedy with a father stabbed
to death in front of his three young children. A woman who was also
stabbed in the incident is now warded under police guard at the
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the San Fernando General Hospital in
critical condition.
The man, identified as Anthony Lee Sing, 27, died on the spot after being stabbed in the chest and other parts of his body.
The incident took place in an apartment at Sushilla Drive, Chase Village, Chaguanas, where Lee Sing lived with the woman and his three children — a one month old baby and two boys, aged 7 and 11. The children were in the apartment at the time of the killing. They have since been placed in the care of a relative who told Newsday the boys are in a deeply traumatised state.
The relative said her prayers were with both families involved in the tragedy.
“It is tragic what happened,” she said, adding she was told the woman was “cut up badly while trying to defend herself.”
Police have detained a Colombian man in connection with the incident.
Reports are that Lee Sing and the woman were last seen together in company with a Colombian man on Saturday night in Chaguanas.
According to police reports, at about 8 am yesterday, at the Sushilla Drive apartment, Lee Sing also called “Chinee”, began arguing with the woman. The argument escalated over money and Lee Sing reportedly picked up a knife and stabbed the woman once to her abdominal area and about her body. Police say the woman was able to retrieve the knife from Lee Sing and in turn stabbed him in the chest and about his body. He died on the spot. A district medical officer subsequently pronounced Lee Sing dead.
The woman, said to be originally from Diego Martin, was rushed to the Chaguanas Health Facility and later transferred to the San Fernando General Hospital where she underwent emergency surgery.
Yesterday, neighbours reported hearing nightly quarrels between Lee Sing and the woman. One man said he heard the screams coming from the apartment early yesterday morning.
“I heard them arguing and quarrelling. But I did not know it would have ended so,” said one distraught neighbour who said Lee Sing recently moved into the rental apartment with his chidren and the woman.
“But you always hear them quarrelling and arguing. I don’t know what they were arguing for but it didn’t have to end in this way. It is very hard,” the neighbour said in shock.
Another woman said that she awoke to see an Emergency Health Service (EHS) vehicle in front the family home.
“The woman was taken on a stretcher into the van. And it was only after that I found out what happen. This neighbourhood is a quiet area. There has never been any violence here. People here are mostly involved in worship. ‘You see next to where they live is a place of worship,” the neighbour said.
She said she last saw Lee Sing alive two days ago when he was walking one of his sons along the street.
An autopsy on Lee Sing’s body is expected to be performed today at the Forensic Science Centre to determine the cause of death. Supt Johnny Abraham visited the scene and is spearheading investigations.
Man stabbed in domestic dispute
By
Carolyn Kissoon
carolyn.kissoon@trinidadexpress.com
Father-of-three Anthony Lee Sing was stabbed to death during a fight with a female relative yesterday morning.
Lee Sing, 27, was stabbed in the chest, abdomen and hand.
He collapsed and died in the dining room at his rented apartment located at Sushilla Drive, Chase Village, Chaguanas.
Police said the female relative confessed that she knifed Lee Sing after he became violent around 7.30 a.m.
The 27-year-old woman was treated at the San Fernando General Hospital for stab wounds she suffered in the fight. She was detained into police custody.
The woman told investigators that she stabbed Lee Sing several times to defend herself.
A Colombian national, who witnessed the stabbing, was also detained by police.
Investigators said Lee Sing and the woman had spent the night liming in Chaguanas and returned to his apartment around 4 a.m.
Neighbours contacted the police, after loud screams were heard coming from the house.
A team of officers including Insp Edward Livia, Sgt Andy Mohammed and Cpl Balroop responded and discovered Lee Sing's body.
The woman was nearby.
A blood-stained kitchen knife was recovered.
Police said two of Lee Sing's children were at home when he was stabbed.
The children, ages two, five and seven, were being cared for by relatives yesterday.
Residents of Sushilla Drive, Chase Village, were reluctant to speak about the incident. The Express was told that Lee Sing recently moved into the community.
A district medical officer viewed the body and ordered its removal to the Forensic Science Centre in St James. This brings the murder toll for the year to 346 according to an Express tally.
Source: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Man_stabbed_in_domestic_dispute-178731231.html
Lee Sing, 27, was stabbed in the chest, abdomen and hand.
He collapsed and died in the dining room at his rented apartment located at Sushilla Drive, Chase Village, Chaguanas.
Police said the female relative confessed that she knifed Lee Sing after he became violent around 7.30 a.m.
The 27-year-old woman was treated at the San Fernando General Hospital for stab wounds she suffered in the fight. She was detained into police custody.
The woman told investigators that she stabbed Lee Sing several times to defend herself.
A Colombian national, who witnessed the stabbing, was also detained by police.
Investigators said Lee Sing and the woman had spent the night liming in Chaguanas and returned to his apartment around 4 a.m.
Neighbours contacted the police, after loud screams were heard coming from the house.
A team of officers including Insp Edward Livia, Sgt Andy Mohammed and Cpl Balroop responded and discovered Lee Sing's body.
The woman was nearby.
A blood-stained kitchen knife was recovered.
Police said two of Lee Sing's children were at home when he was stabbed.
The children, ages two, five and seven, were being cared for by relatives yesterday.
Residents of Sushilla Drive, Chase Village, were reluctant to speak about the incident. The Express was told that Lee Sing recently moved into the community.
A district medical officer viewed the body and ordered its removal to the Forensic Science Centre in St James. This brings the murder toll for the year to 346 according to an Express tally.
Source: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Man_stabbed_in_domestic_dispute-178731231.html
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