Stabbed reputed wife refuses to testify against spouse

Charged three weeks ago with stabbing his wife and attempting to cut her neck, Jairam Alexander was brought before a City Magistrate once more, as his reputed wife stated that she didn’t want to proceed with the matter.

The charge against Alexander stated that on May 20th, at Georgetown, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded his common-law wife.

When the matter was called before Magistrate Sunil Scarce, the defendant’s reputed wife,