A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his wife and three-year-old son who perished in a fire at their Charity, Essequibo Coast, Region Two home on October 19.
Mahindra Latchman, a welder, appeared before Magistrate Ravindra Mohabir at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court where he was not required to plead to the charges and was remanded to prison. The case has been adjourned to November 2.
Twenty-nine-year-old Donette Albert and her three-year-old son, Keron Latchman, died in a fire at their home in the David James Housing Scheme, Charity.
Investigations revealed that the accused had set their house on fire following an argument with his wife.
After the firefighters managed to extinguish the blaze, the charred remains of the woman and the child were found on a burnt bed.
Update: Welder arrested as police probe deadly Essequibo Coast fire
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