The husband of the Guyanese woman who was found dead in her Schenectady, New York apartment on Saturday afternoon has been charged with her murder.

Yetraj Mangar

Sixty-year old Yetraj Mangar, who is also Guyanese, appeared in the Schenectady City Court yesterday morning after he was charged with second-degree murder of his wife Jaiwanti Mangar, a report in the Schenectady Daily Gazette said. He was refused bail and is currently being held in the Schenectady County jail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

The post-mortem examination revealed that the woman died from severe skull fractures and brain injuries resulting from blunt-force trauma to her head. According to Robert Carney, the Schenectady County District Attorney, the couple appeared to have had a history of unreported domestic violence. Carney was unsure as to what weapon was used in the attack but said that the violence apparently stemmed from an argument concerning the couple’s relocation.

Yetraj wanted to return to his homeland while his wife wanted to remain in the USA.  The couple had migrated to the USA in 2000.

Jaiwanti Mangar

Carney also said that initial reports about her husband being out of the country when she was killed proved false. And one media entity reported that the suspect attended a service for his wife at the church the evening after she had died.

Police department spokes-man Officer Kevin Green was unsure if Mangar had a criminal record and could offer few additional details about the incident.

According to a report in the daily gazette Jaiwanti Mangar was discovered on the floor of her apartment at 402 Division Street around 2:45 pm on Saturday afternoon. She was discovered by a relative who called the police.

Meanwhile a funeral service for the woman was held at the Faith Deliverance Tabernacle Church, where she was remembered as a soft-spoken and hard working woman.