Magistrate Fazil Azeez at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday committed a woman, charged with murder, to stand trial in the High Court after finding that a prima facie case had been made out against her.

Iana Hamilton

21-year-old Roxanne Daniels of Cove and John, East Coast Demerara  had been charged with the murder of Iana Hamilton, her lover’s estranged wife. It is alleged that on January 6 this year at Vreed-en-Hoop, Daniels murdered Hamilton.

Reports are that on the night in question Hamilton had gone to the New Road, Vreed-en-Hoop residence of her husband, from whom she is separated and reportedly had a “scramble” with Daniels during which she was stabbed. Daniels was said to be in a relationship with Hamilton’s husband. Hamilton was transported to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Her body bore a stab wound to the left side of her chest. Her husband and Daniels were arrested and following investigations Daniels was charged.

In court, the magistrate summarized the case and said that a prima facie case had been made out and committed Daniels to stand trial in the High Court for the capital offence.