Police have confirmed to Dominica News Online (DNO) that Artie Nixon, 29 of Marigot who allegedly murdered 42-year-old Daniella Nasha Fontaine of that same community on Friday, April 25, 2025, has died.
According to reports, Nixon drank a poisonous substance shortly after the incident and was transported to the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital (DCFH) to seek urgent medical attention.
He died at about 9:30 AM on Sunday.
Earlier reports indicated that the incident resulting in Fontaine’s death “apparently occurred” in a residential area of the community at dawn.
The body of Fontaine was medically examined on the scene and pronounced dead by the District Medical Doctor.
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