| Alleged killer Charles Chapman remained on the run yesterday, even as investigators received reports that the fugitive may be trying to flee the country.Chapman, called ‘Frenchy’, admitted in telephone conversations with Kaieteur News on Thursday that he had killed his reputed wife, Savitrie Arjune,Jerseys From China, and had also sent death threats to her family.The 54-year-old minibus driver and ex-soldier has said that he would take his own life rather than go to jail. However, he was still very much alive at around 22:00 hrs on Thursday, when he contacted Kaieteur News again to make further threats against Arjune’s family members.But yesterday, when Kaieteur News dialled the suspect’s mobile phone number, a recorded message indicated that the instrument was either out of the area or had been turned off.Police investigators suspect that this may mean that Chapman is already making attempts to slip out of the jurisdiction.Dead: Savitrie ArjuneMeanwhile, a police official said that an autopsy on the victim’s remains revealed that she was stabbed three times with “a very long knife” in the region of the heart.The murder weapon has not been recovered.A police official told Kaieteur News that ranks at the Providence Police Station had investigated several complaints that Savitrie Arjune and Charles Chapman had made against one another.The official said that Chapman was charged at least once for assaulting Arjune, while Arjune was charged for damage to property after she allegedly smashed the windscreen of a minibus that Chapman had owned.However, Kaieteur News was told that the couple would always settle the matters out of court.Arjune, who is survived by two children aged 14 and 11,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, was stabbed to death at around 06:15 hrs on Thursday while walking along Rum Shop Street, Herstelling on her way to work.Police have received reports that the suspect had parked the bus he drives in the vicinity of Rum Shop Street, Herstelling and the East Bank Demerara public road at around 06:00 hrs on Thursday while waiting for Arjune to pass.When Arjune approached the suspect, who was reportedly armed with a knife, allegedly came out of hiding and inflicted the fatal wounds.Chapman told Kaieteur News that he had merely tried to hold his estranged reputed wife, but stabbed her when she began to scream.After she collapsed,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, Chapman reportedly boarded the bus and drove to Peter’s Hall,Wholesale China Jerseys, East Bank Demerara, where he abandoned the vehicle.Cleveland Welch, the minibus conductor who was with Chapman at the time, is said to be the only witness to the killing. The victim and the suspect had shared an eight-year common-law relationship,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, and Arjune’s relatives alleged that she was subjected to constant physical abuse at Chapman’s hands. They also said that he slashed Arjune with a knife about a week ago, and had repeatedly threatened to kill her. Chapman admitted during his conversations with Kaieteur News that he had tried to torch the Arjune family home in Herstelling some time ago, and had even contemplated killing the family. However, he blamed his reputed wife’s alleged infidelity and her verbal and physical abuses for pushing him to commit these acts, which culminated in Arjune’s murder. The fugitive claimed that he had broken up with his wife some eight years ago to start a relationship with Arjune.According to Chapman, they eventually moved into a house at Herstelling,Wholesale China Jerseys, which is located in close proximity to the house in which Arjune’s mother and other relatives resided.He said that at one point he broke off the stormy relationship and returned to his wife, but eventually went back to Arjune.But about three weeks ago Arjune walked out on him and returned to her mother.Chapman claimed that he “tripped out” and decided to “do it” on Thursday when he looked over at the house and observed Savitri Arjune laughing at him. |
