Ghalee Khan, 47, a convicted drug trafficker has been remanded to prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, 30-year-old Marissa Beete on April 8.
Khan, who was a convicted drug trafficker in the United States, appeared at the Wales Magistrate’s Court today and was not required to plead to the indictable charge.
He was remanded to prison and the matter was adjourned to May 27.
It was reported that Khan fatally shot Beete at her home at Recht-Door-Zee, West Bank Demerara (WBD). After committing the act, the man attempted suicide, but survived.
Beete and Khan had been in a romantic relationship for the past two years. However, the relationship reportedly ended recently due to a misunderstanding.
According to reports, at around 16:15h on the day in question, Beete was at home with her 62-year-old mother, when she received a phone call from Khan, who expressed a desire to speak with her. Despite her mother’s warnings, Beete allowed the man into the home.
The mother told investigators that she gave the pair privacy by moving to the back of the house. Not long after, she heard her daughter call out “Mommy,” followed by the sound of a gunshot.
Rushing to the living room, the woman discovered her daughter slumped on the ground, bleeding from a wound to the head. She also saw Khan standing nearby, holding what appeared to be a firearm.
The grieving mother recounted that she attempted to disarm the suspect, during which another shot was discharged in an unknown direction. Khan then allegedly shoved her to the floor and turned the weapon on himself, shooting himself once in the head.
Public-spirited citizens rushed both Beete and Khan to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH). Beete was pronounced dead on arrival.
Khan was arrested back in 2020 after arriving at the John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport, in New York, for cocaine trafficking.
Khan was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison in the US before being deported to Guyana. He however only served 18 months in prison after striking a plea deal with US law enforcement officials.
