Latest update April 18th, 2024 12:59 AM
Oct 15, 2012 News
Another woman was knifed to death last night as Guyana’s domestic murder rate continues to climb.
Forty two year old Allison Bowen, a mother of three was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown hospital, minutes after collapsing in a pool of blood from the repeated stabs inflicted by her reputed husband who has since gone into hiding.
The incident occurred just before 23:00 hours not far from Bowen’s Goeverwagting, East Coast Demerara home and in the full view of her two young sons.
Her sister, Nicole King was also stabbed to her chest when she intervened to protect t her sister from he obviously incensed man.
This newspaper understands that, the Bowen had ended her relationship with the suspect earlier yesterday after suffering constant physical abuse during the period she lived with him.
One of the dead woman’s sons Joshua Barton told this newspaper that his mother and his two siblings were sitting in the living room of the house when the door burst open and the suspected barged in.
He claimed that he had come to uplift his bag and proceeded to hurl verbal abuses at Bowen, resulting in a heated argument between the two.
According to the young man, the suspect tried to assault his mother physically but she managed to run out of the house and headed to her sister’s a few doors away.
He said that he and his brother also ran out of the house and followed their mother in an effort to protect her should their stepfather pursue her.
The woman managed to locate her sister and together they were returning to Bowen’s house to confront the suspect, when he launched his vicious attack.
“I see he coming with a bicycle and he had the knife in he waist. Auntie Nicole say, ‘Why you don’t stop knocking me sister?’ She go in de way and he tek off he bag from he back, put down he bike and pull out de knife. We tell mommy run and she run but he run behind mommy and lash she into Chinese bench and start jukking. Mommy start hollering but he continue jukking. After we auntie parting, he juk she too. Me brother try fuh part too and he get juk I he hand,” the young Barton related.
He said that as his mother lay on the ground, the suspect ran away, while his wounded aunt urged him to get help for the mortally wounded Bowen.
But by the time neighbours ran to the scene, Bowen had already appeared dead.
Eventually a police patrol vehicle arrived and took both Bowen and her sister to the Georgetown hospital, where Bowen was pronounced dead, while king was admitted and is presently in a critical condition.
From all indications, Bowen was attempting to contact a police friend with her cellular phone when she was first confronted by her attacker at her home.
She never got the chance.
Up to late last night and early this morning, the police were still searching for the killer.
JAGDEO ADDING MORE DANGER TO GUYANA AND THE REGION
Apr 18, 2024
SportsMax – West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has been named Wisden’s leading Twenty20 Cricketer for 2023, as she topped all and sundry, including her male counterparts. Alan Gardner looks...Kaieteur News – Compliments of the Ministry of Education, our secondary school children are being treated to a stage... more
By Sir Ronald Sanders Waterfalls Magazine – On April 10, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States... more
Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]