Husband remanded for wife’s murder

Neldon Neblett called ‘Jojo’, a 27-year-old porter of Lot 1 Best Village, West Coast Demerara, was remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of his reputed wife, Anuradha Khatoon.

Neblett appeared before Her Worship Magistrate Rhondel Weever at the Wales Magistrate Court, where the indictable charge was read to him.

He was not required to plea. The case was adjourned to August 6, 2024 and was also transferred to the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate Court.
Neblett was arrested on Sunday, hours after he stabbed his wife to death.

He had escaped after committing the act the day before, but was subsequently arrested.

Khatoon and Neblett shared a common-law relationship over the past five years.

At about 23:30 hrs Saturday, the man reportedly returned home intoxicated. Khatoon reportedly told Neblett to “ease on the alcohol drinking” but he became enraged.

Police said the man then armed himself with a knife and stabbed the woman to her throat.