The reputed husband of Shaneeza Khan, who was found dead, her throat slit at her Enmore, East Coast Demerara home in April, was arrested by police yesterday and is a patient at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH), having been suspected of ingesting poison.

Since the April 20 incident, the man, Narsingh Suresh had disappeared and police had issued a bulletin for him, for questioning in relation to the matter.

Police, in a press release said that acting on information received, Suresh also called ‘Timal’ or ‘Yam Head’ was arrested at about 1:10 pm yesterday in a hammock at Newtown, Enmore.

Police said that he was frothing at the mouth and is suspected to have ingested poison and was taken to the GPH, where he has been admitted a patient under guard.

Khan was discovered dead on the morning of April 20 at the home she once shared with Suresh her reputed husband of four years. He had not been found since the incident. A post-mortem examination had revealed that Khan died as a result of her throat being slit. She was also stabbed under the breast.