Signs of recovery for Freeman St hammering victim

Sharon Howell

Sharon Howell, the woman who was stabbed and beaten to her head mercilessly by her partner on Sunday, has been moved from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital, giving her family hope about her condition.

Howell, 38, of Freeman Street, East La Penitence, was stabbed by Aubrey Peters multiple times about the body, including to her shoulder, neck, stomach and head. Peters also hammered her about her head using the claw of the hammer.

The woman’s brother, Wickliffe Halley, told Stabroek News last evening that