UPDATE: 74-year-old remanded on charge of murdering wife

Whitfield Rudolph Thomas was today remanded to prison after appearing in court accused of killing his wife.

Thomas, 74, of Emerald Park West, Saint Philip, is charged with murdering 52-year-old Daphne Thomas on September 20. He faced the charge before Magistrate Joyann Clarke in the District ‘C’ Magistrates’ Court.

The victim, a prison officer, was found dead at home after police responded to a report of an altercation between a man and a woman.

Thomas will reappear in court on October 28.