A man was committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of his reputed wife when the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) ended yesterday before Magistrate Oscar Parvatan at the Leonora court.

Jaigobin Sooklall, 23, is accused of killing Samantha Ganesh, also 23, on October 5, 2003 when he allegedly stabbed her with a knife at his father-in-law's home at Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara.

Sooklall had given a confession statement which was contested by defence counsel Bernard De Santos SC as being not free and voluntary.

However, after hearing from the prosecution and from Sooklall, Magistrate Parvatan admitted the statement.

According to police reports, Sooklall had returned from a drinking spree and killed his wife. Sooklall was arrested by police ranks at his parent's home.