A heated argument between a Guyanese escalated into a murder/suicide on Saturday at St. Maarten.
SMN News identified the female as Cheryl Withrite, 52, a Burger King employee.
Police Spokesman Richard Henson said police found the woman dead inside her apartment above Tire Max, which is across from Flourish Supermarket, while the man was found seriously injured at the back of his apartment.
Henson said the man jumped through the window and he was found with a large open wound on his stomach while his throat was slashed. Henson further explained that when police found the man he was still alive and was transported to the St. Maarten Medical Center where he died shortly after.
SMN News identified the female as Cheryl Withrite, 52, a Burger King employee.
Police Spokesman Richard Henson said police found the woman dead inside her apartment above Tire Max, which is across from Flourish Supermarket, while the man was found seriously injured at the back of his apartment.
Henson said the man jumped through the window and he was found with a large open wound on his stomach while his throat was slashed. Henson further explained that when police found the man he was still alive and was transported to the St. Maarten Medical Center where he died shortly after.