Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard yesterday ordered police to release the 33-year-old woman who stabbed her common-law husband to death in an alcohol-fuelled argument last week.
Gaspard gave the instructions after he reviewed the police file on the death of 46-year-old Neal Sharma, of Bamboo Settlement No 1, and decided that a coroner’s inquest should be conducted into his death. She was released by detectives of the Region Two Homicide Bureau, yesterday evening.
In the inquest, a magistrate will be appointed as coroner, and will then review the circumstances surrounding Sharma’s death and determine if there is sufficient evidence to warrant the 33-year-old woman being charged with an offence. A date for the start of the inquest is yet to be set.
Sharma died at his home last Tuesday night after he was stabbed in his chest by the woman. The couple were reportedly seen drinking at a bar in the community before Sharma was killed.
During a three-hour interview at the Arouca Police Station last Friday, she reportedly claimed that she shared a turbulent relationship with Sharma and they would usually engage in violent arguments whenever they consumed alcohol.
The suspect was represented by attorney Fareed Ali.