Camille Clarke

A Laven­tille man, who po­lice said was be­ing sought in con­nec­tion with the stab­bing of his es­tranged wife, drank a poi­son be­fore the po­lice at­tempt­ed to ar­rest him. Po­lice said El­lis Clark, of Pash­ley Street, who was the main sus­pect in the at­tempt­ed mur­der of his es­tranged wife, Nor­ma Hare­wood Clark, died at the Port-of-Spain Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal on Tues­day night. A re­port said around 5.45 am on Sep­tem­ber 6, Nor­ma was ac­cost­ed at her Co­conut Dri­ve, Mor­vant, home. De­tec­tives said Clark stabbed Nor­ma sev­er­al times in the chest and ab­domen. She was tak­en to the hos­pi­tal where she re­mained ward­ed up to late yes­ter­day.

North East­ern Di­vi­sion Task Force of­fi­cers went to Clark's home on Tues­day and knocked at the door. Clark opened it and then closed it. The law­men broke down the door and found Clark in a back room ly­ing on the ground. Po­lice said he was froth­ing from his mouth and a bot­tle of lanate was near his body. He was tak­en to the hos­pi­tal where he died around 7.35 pm. Cpl Al­lan Nor­ton of the Mor­vant Po­lice Sta­tion is con­tin­u­ing in­ves­ti­ga­tions.