Crabwood Creek man charged with murdering wife

Crabwood Creek labourer Rishee Lakhraj, whose wife succumbed to a fatal stab wound that she claimed she inflicted on herself, was yesterday charged with her murder and he was remanded to prison.

Lakhraj, 62, of Grant 1803 Crabwood Creek, appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at the New Amsterdam Magis-trate’s Court on the charge that he murdered Charmoney Charlie, at Crabwood Creek, between May 5th and May 8th. He was not required to plead and was remanded to prison until June 5th, when a hearing is scheduled before the Chief Magistrate in Georgetown.