By Sue-Ann Woman
A 48-YEAR-OLD Gasparillo woman has been charged with murder.
Maria Simon, aka “Shelly” of Houssa Trace, Gasparillo, who surrendered to homicide detectives last Wednesday was charged on Saturday for the murder of Randy Joseph, 29, on October 15.
The charge was laid by detective Aphesha Valdez of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI) Region Three Office following the advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions Roger Gaspard, SC, a release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated on Saturday.
According to police reports, on the evening of October 15, Joseph was seated on the front veranda of his flat family home at Houssa Trace, Gasparillo, in the company of family and friends. While there, police were told, a woman known to them, entered the yard, angrily shouting accusations of stone-throwing.
Police later learnt that the woman was allegedly armed with a knife which she brandished while approaching Joseph. He was subsequently knifed several times about the body.
The suspect then escaped as Joseph stumbled his way back to the yard where he fell to the ground unresponsive.
HBI Region Three detectives later took the lead in the enquiry.
Simon was charged with the offence following the investigation which was spearheaded by acting Superintendent Sean Dhillpaul.
She is expected to appear in court on Monday.
