Ghalee Khan, 47, a businessman of Lot 233 Henry Avenue, Lamaha Springs, Georgetown, was today remanded to prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Marissa Beete, 30, which occurred on 8 April 2025 at Recht-Door-Zee, Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara.
According to a police report, the charge was laid contrary to common law. The accused appeared before Magistrate Ms R. Weever at the Wales Magistrates’ Court, where the charge was read to him. He was not required to plead.
Khan was subsequently remanded to prison until 27 May 2025.
Beete was an employee of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture.
A police report stated that Khan — a security personnel attached to the Integrated Security Service — allegedly shot Beete before turning the gun on himself. He reportedly shot himself in the head.
Beete and Khan had been in a romantic relationship for the past two years, which had recently ended due to a misunderstanding. On the day of the incident, Beete was at home with her 62-year-old mother, Jennifer Vaughn, when she received a phone call from Khan, who asked to speak with her.
Despite her mother’s objections, Beete invited Khan into the home. Vaughn told police she left the room to give the pair privacy, but moments later, she heard her daughter cry out, “Mummy,” followed by a loud explosion.
Rushing to the living room, Vaughn reportedly found her daughter slumped on the floor, bleeding from what appeared to be a head wound. Khan was seen standing over her with what appeared to be a firearm. Vaughn said she tried to intervene, but Khan fired another shot in an unknown direction and pushed her to the ground. He then allegedly turned the weapon on himself and shot himself once in the head.
Public-spirited citizens transported both Beete and Khan to the West Demerara Regional Hospital in an unconscious state. Beete was pronounced dead on arrival.
