A 57-year-old woman was beaten to death by her mentally-ill son in Princes Town on Monday afternoon.
The body of the victim, Marla Boodram, was found around midday on the first floor of their two-story home in Cleghorne Village.
Residents reported that she and the suspect, who police were told was an unemployed outpatient of the psychiatric ward of the San Fernando General Hospital, had been arguing for hours.
The suspect, an ex WASA employee identified as 32-year-old Adrian Koat, was subsequently apprehended and taken into police custody pending further investigations.