Man accused of killing father-in-law after he intervened in domestic dispute faces murder charge

TIMES INT'L

A farmer was last Saturday killed by his son-in-law after he reportedly intervened in a fight between him and his wife at Port Kaituma, North West District (NWD), Region One (Barima-Waini).
The dead man has been identified as 67-year-old Dennis Williams of Canal Bank, Port Kaituma.
Based on reports received, about 03:00h on Saturday, the 36-year-old suspect and two of his friends were consuming alcohol outside his home and as time swiftly went by, he allowed the two friends to stay over.
His wife and daughter later ventured out into the yard to use the washroom and it was then the suspect accused the woman of leaving the house to see his friends. As such, he began to beat her and created a fracas.
Upon hearing the commotion, her father who resides nearby crossed the river with his boat and stopped the man from beating his daughter. To avoid a reoccurrence, Williams reportedly stayed with his daughter until the break of day.
Around 06:30h, Williams was returning home in his boat and it was at this time his son-in-law got into a fit of rage and ran him over with a boat. Williams fell into the water and disappeared.
A search was launched and the now dead man’s lifeless body was pulled from the canal. He sustained severe injuries to his head as a result of the hit he received from the boat.
He was taken to the Port Kaituma Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The suspect was arrested and was expected to be charged with murder.

Related posts