Husband murders wife, 56, accused of having an affair

A 56-year-old Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara woman was brutally murdered on Sunday by her husband, who later took his own life.

Dead is Sarah Bacchus Arjoon, a saleswoman. The suspect has been identified as Khemraj Arjoon, 69.

Police Headquarters said the incident occurred sometime between 11:30 hrs and 15:30 hrs at the couple’s Recht-Door-Zee, Parfaite Harmonie house.

According to a Police report, Arjoon’s 13-year-old daughter returned home and discovered her lifeless body in a pool of blood inside a bedroom.

“The teen also found her father gasping for breath on the bed, emitting a strong smell of poison,” Police Headquarters said.

He succumbed on Sunday night at the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was admitted under guard.

Police further said that a note implicating the woman in an alleged affair was found nearby.

“The note was written on a piece of cardboard,” the release noted.

The suspected murder weapon, a knife was found at the scene.