One day after confessing to killing his wife and dumping her body in a trench at De Groot-Enkline, Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara (WCD), the suspect’s lifeless body was found in his cell at the Leonora Police Station on Saturday.

Forty-four-year-old Hemat Kumar Mohamed of lot 645 De Groot-Enkline, Uitvlugt (WCD), was accused of murdering his wife, 46-year-old Shavannie Hanoman, on June 24, 2026. Her body was later found submerged in a canal a short distance from where they lived the following day. As such, the suspect was arrested and escorted to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he underwent medical treatment and was admitted. He was subsequently discharged and placed in a cell at the Leonora Police Station. According to reports received, at 11:24h on Saturday, his son Rajkumar Mohamed took lunch for him, and as he made his way down to the station lockups, he called out to his father but got no response. He later discovered his father hanging from a white vest that was tied to the grill of the window. An alarm was raised and an investigation was launched.

It was reported that Hanoman, also called “Bo,” a housewife, was reported missing after she failed to return home on Wednesday. On Thursday at about 08:30h, residents discovered her body floating in a trench in the community and alerted Police. According to Police, an examination revealed injuries to her neck and other parts of her body.