Woman held after man stabbed to death
By CECILY ASSON Saturday, August 3 2013
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| SHOCKED: Marjorie Jagroop yesterday as she related how a female neighbour told her on Thursday night that she (the woman) had just stabbed a man to de... |
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50-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested after she allegedly confessed to
stabbing a man and killing him on Thursday night. Police said that
Franklyn Gibson of Settlement 1, Ecclesville in Rio Claro was found
dead with stab wounds to his neck and chest at the muddy entrance
leading to his home.
Investigators said a
woman was found weeping and sitting next to Gibson’s body when police
arrived. She was taken into custody after allegedly telling police that
she had stabbed Gibson. The woman, police said, appeared to be
intoxicated and told officers that she and Gibson were in an altercation
when she stabbed him.
According to a police report, at about 8.30 pm on Thursday, Sgt Doodhai, Cpl Dwarika and PC Flores of the Rio Claro Police Station went to Settlement 1, after receiving a report. The officers observed a woman weeping next to Gibson’s body.
Villagers told police that the couple earlier in the afternoon were seen liming at a bar where they joined other patrons for an Emancipation Day lime. The woman and Gibson left the bar and returned to their home.
The woman was later seen screaming and crying as she paced along a road near Gibson’s home.
She later told neighbour Marjorie Jagroop what had happened and asked Jagroop to contact the police.
Jagroop, 50, who only got to know Gibson and the woman when they moved into the area about four months ago told Newsday she was still in a state of shock over what happened. “They only moved here about four months ago and told me they were from La Romaine,” Jagroop said. “I hardly knew them but what I can say is that the man was a quiet, nice person. While you would hear her mouth you heard nothing from him,” Jagroop said
On Monday night, Jagroop said rain was falling when she heard someone crying outside. “I saw the woman dressed in a bra and pants with her phone in her hand. She was crying. I invited her to come out the rain because I thought she and the man had a quarrel and she was afraid to go back home. She said to me, ‘Marjorie call the police I just stabbed him in the neck’. She sounded real confused as she talked to me,” Jagroop said.
“After she talked to me she went and sat down by the man’s body until the police came and found her there waiting for them,” Jagroop said. Cpl Ramsahai is continuing investigations.
According to a police report, at about 8.30 pm on Thursday, Sgt Doodhai, Cpl Dwarika and PC Flores of the Rio Claro Police Station went to Settlement 1, after receiving a report. The officers observed a woman weeping next to Gibson’s body.
Villagers told police that the couple earlier in the afternoon were seen liming at a bar where they joined other patrons for an Emancipation Day lime. The woman and Gibson left the bar and returned to their home.
The woman was later seen screaming and crying as she paced along a road near Gibson’s home.
She later told neighbour Marjorie Jagroop what had happened and asked Jagroop to contact the police.
Jagroop, 50, who only got to know Gibson and the woman when they moved into the area about four months ago told Newsday she was still in a state of shock over what happened. “They only moved here about four months ago and told me they were from La Romaine,” Jagroop said. “I hardly knew them but what I can say is that the man was a quiet, nice person. While you would hear her mouth you heard nothing from him,” Jagroop said
On Monday night, Jagroop said rain was falling when she heard someone crying outside. “I saw the woman dressed in a bra and pants with her phone in her hand. She was crying. I invited her to come out the rain because I thought she and the man had a quarrel and she was afraid to go back home. She said to me, ‘Marjorie call the police I just stabbed him in the neck’. She sounded real confused as she talked to me,” Jagroop said.
“After she talked to me she went and sat down by the man’s body until the police came and found her there waiting for them,” Jagroop said. Cpl Ramsahai is continuing investigations.
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