Forty-nine-year-old Doroteia Castilho Maia, a Brazilian national who allegedly stabbed her husband to death during an argument on Saturday at Rock Creek Backdam, Puruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), was arraigned for murder on Wednesday.

Maia, a gold miner from Manaus, Brazil, appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court and was not required to plead to the indictment.

Police stated that on Saturday, July 18, 2026, Maia murdered Antonio Pereira Figueredo, 53, at Rock Creek Backdam, Puruni River. The woman was remanded to prison until August 31, 2026.