A 16-year-old boy of the Eastern Division is expected to appear before a Magistrate virtually today, charged with the August 24th murder of Kowsil Ramkhelawan.

The suspect was charged with the offence following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions, Roger Gaspard SC, on Monday.

Ramkhelawan, 71, of Coalmine, Sangre Grande, was at her home on Monday 24th August, when she was stabbed with an ice- pick by a male assailant, who then ran off.

She died at the scene.

The suspect was arrested on Sunday by officers of the Eastern Division in connection with the incident.

Investigations were supervised by ASP Douglas of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI) Region 2, while the charge was laid by WPC Christine Jacob, also of HBI Region 2, on Tuesday.