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Man wanted for Wismar teacher’s murder found hanging

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The man who was wanted over the murder of a Wismar school teacher was yesterday found hanging.

The Commander of Regional Police Division #10, Hugh Winter yesterday said that the body of Leseton Baynes was found hanging in an abandoned house at Wismar, Linden.

The Police were looking for Baynes following the stabbing death of 22-year-old Kelly Charlotte, a teacher of 790 One Mile Extension, Wismar, Linden, which occurred at about 9.15 pm on Sunday.

Winter said that earlier yesterday, at about 6.40 am, Silver Baynes, a 54-yearold businessma­n of Wismar, Linden called the Wismar Police Station and reported that he had received informatio­n that his nephew Leseton Baynes’ body was hanging in an abandoned house at Andy Ville, Wismar.

Shortly after, at about 7 am, Police visited the scene. A rank examined the body, but no mark of violence was seen on the exposed part. The body was escorted to the Linden Hospital Complex where Leseton Baynes was pronounced dead by Doctor Dorrego.

The body was then escorted to the G. Jetsto Funeral Home, awaiting a Post Mortem Examinatio­n.

Police enquiries had disclosed that Charlotte had ended her relationsh­ip with Leseton Baynes and was living with her 27-year-old sister.

According to the deceased woman’s sister, at about 10 am on Sunday, the suspect visited the home and collected his son.

At about 9.15 pm on Sunday, the suspect returned the child to the house, and Charlotte went to the front door to collect the child.

The 27-year-old woman stated that she was in the kitchen when she heard Charlotte shouting her name.

The woman immediatel­y ran to the front of the house, where she said she saw the suspect stabbing her sister about her body with a knife.

The woman immediatel­y called the police but the suspect escaped.

The 22-year-old woman was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex by police ranks, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

 ?? ?? Leseton Baynes
Leseton Baynes
 ?? ?? Kelly Charlotte
Kelly Charlotte

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