BREAKING: Berbice woman found dead in shallow grave; husband confesses to murder.
Apr 29, 2022
A man who brutally murdered his wife and buried her in a shallow grave has confessed to the crime and led detectives to a cattle pasture on the lower Corentyne where he hid her body.
Dead is 52-year-old Waynmattie ‘Dataley’ Permaul, who resided at Lot 33 Block 1 Kilcoy/Chesney, Corentyne, Berbice with her husband.
The husband cracked under intense interrogation by the detectives and led ranks to the area at around 02:30hrs on Friday.
Police Commander Boodnarine Persaud told the News Room that the husband was arrested after he reported her missing on Thursday.
The senior cop explained that the woman was last seen alive on April 22 and ranks found it odd that the husband only reported her missing on April 28.
The News Room was informed that the woman is the mother of three children including popular cricketer Veerasammy Permaul.
She and her husband lived alone at the house in Berbice.