Reigning Mrs South America, Carolan Lynch, wife of slain cambio boss Farouk Razac, was on Friday remanded for the capital offence when she appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates' Court before Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys.
The police are alleging that Lynch murdered Razac on Monday last. She was not required to plead to the charge.
Lynch is being represented by Attorneys-at-Law Nigel Hughes and Mark Waldron.
Hughes told the court that since Lynch's arrest on Monday there has been vicious speculations in the print and electronic media. I believe that there is no evidence, Hughes said.
Lynch then began to cry in the dock.
Hughes added that he hopes that the Preliminary Inquiry (PI) into the matter could commence quickly so that Lynch can expose the malicious nature of the charge.
Hughes also said that he hopes that the court is not influenced in the same way the police appear to have been influenced by the media.
For those reasons, Hughes asked for an early date to return to court so that there can be a trial with due haste.
I'm confident in the lack of evidence against my client, Hughes noted.
Prosecutor, Desiree Fowler, also asked for an early date for the commencement of the PI.
Hughes also made an application for Lynch to be permitted to attend her husband's funeral which was held yesterday afternoon.
However, Magistrate Gilhuys denied the application and told Hughes to direct the application to the prison authority.
Lynch made her way into court yesterday decked in a pink short pants and a rose pink vest.
Subsequently, she was escorted to the court lock ups where she changed into a black and white dress before making her way back into the courtroom. She blamed her earlier appearance to the fact that the police rushed her to court before her relatives could take appropriate clothing to her.
After the charge was read to her she was escorted into the prison vehicle and several spectators outside the court shouted words of encouragement to her.
Don't be afraid, you know you ain't do nothing, one woman said.
Several persons who were in the vicinity raced to catch a glimpse of the murder accused before the vehicle took her away.
The writ of habeas corpus sought by Lynch's brother, Robert, and scheduled to be heard yesterday, was withdrawn with the woman's court appearance.
The writ was scheduled to be heard before Justice Rishi Persaud. There are reports that Razac's body bore evidence that he had died hours before his body was taken to the hospital.
A post mortem examination performed on the body Tuesday was initially deemed to be inconclusive, but the police later announced that there was evidence of strangulation.
Razac was recently before the court for unlawful possession of four 9 mm magazines, one Beretta automatic pistol, and 120 rounds of 9 mm ammunition at his home on November 10 last year.
He was jointly charged with his wife, and they were scheduled to make another court appearance on May 17. Razac was the number one accused in the matter.
This matter is also being heard by Magistrate Gordon Gilhuys in the Georgetown Magistrates' Court.
And Lynch wrote a statement to the press from the East La Penitence lock ups on Thursday night in which she proclaimed her innocence. She also denied that Razac had a US$1M life insurance policy.
My daughter is eight years old. Why would I want to leave her without a father's love? the statement said.
It also stated that with her husband dead, she would have to face to arms and ammunition charges on her own.
I am sure that the police authorities are aware of how many wanted to kill my husband and they have a good idea who, Lynch wrote.
She also asked that Commissioner of Police, Henry Greene, ensures that he finds her husband's murderer and let true justice be served.