Man charged for allegedly stabbing wife to death

Three people in separate incidents were charged with murder last month where a 29-year-old man was charged with the murder of his 25-year-old wife.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says the man allegedly stabbed his wife on the neck with a kitchen knife which resulted in her death.

The ODPP says there were 29 people charged with a total of 38 counts of non-sexual violence offences in June.

They say there were 25 victims of the 38 counts of non-sexual violence offences.

There were two incidents where the accused and the victim were related to one another.

A 32-year-old man was charged with the murder of a 28-year-old man while in another incident, a 45-year-old man was charged with the murder of a 38-year-old man and assault causing actual bodily harm to a 50-year-old man.

There was one incident where a 22-year-old man was charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to his 31-year-old cousin’s house.

He was also charged with an act with intent to cause grievous harm to his 29-year-old girlfriend.

A 30-year-old man was charged with an act with intent to cause grievous harm to a 55-year-old man.

A 33-year-old man was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm and aggravated robbery.

The accused person allegedly assaulted a 26-year-old man and robbed his backpack, mobile phone and wallet.

There was one incident where a 29-year-old man was charged with the unlawful wounding of his 27-year-old girlfriend.

The accused person was also charged with criminal intimidation for allegedly threatening to kill her.

The ODPP says cash and assorted items were stolen for alleged aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and theft offences which consisted of house and shop break-ins as well as post office and school burglaries, and day and night street muggings.

They further say a 43-year-old man was charged with the unlawful cultivation of illicit drugs for allegedly growing 11,000 plants of marijuana.

There were two separate incidents where the accused persons were charged with the unlawful cultivation of illicit drugs.

The accused persons allegedly cultivated 393 and 143 plants of marijuana.

The ODPP says four cases were withdrawn after discontinuances were filed due to insufficient evidence.