“Malika” Adams
As investigations continue into the murder of Monica “Malika” Adams, 23, of 932 Second Street, Dazzle Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara; investigators confirmed that the woman was stabbed at least 18 times.
The suspect, Paul Scotland, 27, of Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, is expected to be charged for the murder on Monday when he makes a court appearance at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court.
He is in custody at the Cove and John Police Station. Scotland was described as an abuser and a very aggressive and jealous man.
Berserk
On Friday, about 19:00h, the man went berserk, stabbing the woman to her neck, arm, head, back and face. The incident occurred at the home of the victim’s mother in the presence of her two children, brother and a cousin.
One of the Adams siblings, Charles Elliot, 16, who received injuries after he rushed to the aid of his sister, was admitted a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
On his hospital bed, the young man recalled watching television with his now dead sister, another brother, a cousin and the woman’s two children when Scotland rushed into the house and attacked his sister.
He added that the front door was opened and the man took the opportunity to enter the house. He disclosed that his sister and Scotland had been separated for almost a year. Their union of five odd years has brought forth two children who stay with their mother.
He said that the furious man grabbed his sister by her hair and dragged her to the back of the yard where he stabbed her with a knife that he probably collected from the kitchen.
He said he attempted to ward off the man from his sister, but the man retaliated by chasing him with the knife.
The devastated young man went on to say that he managed to run into the house, but was again confronted by the man.
Escape
Due to the screaming of the children and the commotion, Scotland retreated and escaped from the scene.
Elliot then went to a neighbour’s house and called his elder brother. The neighbours, he said, came to their assistance and took them to the Georgetown Public Hospital where his sister was pronounced dead on arrival.
The brother related that his sister lived at Mahaica for a while before moving to Dazzle Housing Scheme where she spent some time with her reputed husband before they separated.
Their separation came as a result of the constant abuse that the woman reportedly had to endure on a daily basis.
After their separation, Scotland would try to contact the woman but she always ignored his calls or if she answered, she would tell him that it was over.
This, he did not take likely and threatened to kill her. She never took heed of his threats, claiming that she was safe with relatives.
