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Drunken woman allegedly attempts to kill husband
Marva Kenswil
A 40-year-old mother of five yesterday found herself facing a charge of attempted murder because she reportedly chopped her husband about the body following a drunken argument they had.
The accused, Marva Kenswil, stood before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where the charge was read to her. She was not required to enter a plea as the charge was made indictable.
It was alleged that on March 27, 2019 at Kamarang Landing, Mazaruni River, with intent to commit murder Kenswil wounded her husband, Winston Lewis.
Facts of the charge presented by police prosecutor Gordon Mansfield indicated that the two shared a common law relationship. On the day in question the woman who was at the time under the influence of alcohol got into a heated argument with her husband.
Kenswil later rushed out of the house only to return with a cutlass and dealt her husband several brutal chops about his head and face.
Lewis was later picked up from the scene, rushed to a hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and was sent away. Kenswil on the other hand was subsequently arrested and charged for the current offence.
After listening to the prosecutor and reviewing the medical report for the victim, Magistrate McLennan instructed that the prosecution should seek further advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) on the way forward.
Moreover, the magistrate ordered that Kenswil should attend counseling sessions until the completion of her trial.
The accused was released on self bail as prosecutor Mansfield had no objections to bail. The matter was adjourned to June 17, next for the commencement of the trial.
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