Corentyne housewife murder inquiry begins

Hansranee Sewdat

The preliminary inquiry into the murder of No. 48 Village, Corentyne housewife, allegedly killed by her elderly husband, began on Wednesday at the No. 51 Court.

Rice farmer Chinta Persaud, 70, called ‘Roy,’ is charged with murdering his common-law wife Hansranee ‘Sharda’ Sewdat, 39, on October 14. Sewdat was found dead on the floor of her Number 48 Village house,