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Accused killer captured in Suriname for court today
Hubert Pilgrim
Natalie Loncke
Hubert Pilgrim’s run from the law in Guyana came to an end yesterday when he was handed over to local police at the Guyana/Suriname border. Pilgrim is expected to appear in court today charged with the February 12, 2011 murder of his reputed wife, nursery school teacher Natalie Loncke.
Loncke was stabbed to death at her Norton Street apartment during a heated argument with Pilgrim with whom she shared a common law relationship.
The man had also wounded the woman’s daughter who had intervened to protect her mother.
A neighbour had heard the couple arguing during which time Loncke was heard demanding that Pilgrim leave the house.
However the suspect refused to leave and a fight ensued.
The woman’s daughter, Renatha Craig, 19, reportedly rushed to her mother’s aid, but Pilgrim struck her to the face with a piece of wood.
Alone with Loncke, Pilgrim allegedly seized the opportunity to overpower the woman, neighbours said.
A loud crashing sound emanated from Loncke’s apartment and then the woman was heard screaming.
Minutes, later the suspect emerged from the house and made good his escape.
A check of the apartment revealed Loncke lying in a pool of blood, bleeding from a gaping wound in her neck.
Since the incident, Pilgrim became a fugitive from law, prompting police to issue a wanted bulletin for him.
There were rumours that Pilgrim was hiding out in Le Repentir Cemetery, where he previously worked as a tomb builder.
However, sometime last week he was held by Suriname authorities, allegedly on assault charges.
“Through normal policing procedure, the Surinamese authorities found out that he is wanted in Guyana,” a senior police official told Kaieteur News.
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