The incident occurred around 1:00 am on August 2nd, at Adolphus' residence on Curassow Street. The couple had a domestic dispute over an umbrella and another woman, and it was followed by an altercation in which Adolphus was stabbed with a knife to his shoulder, near to his neck. Williams then went to Raccoon Street Police Station and told police that she had just stabbed Adolphus and that he was in need of medical attention.

A key witness for the Crown was Adolphus' brother, Emerson Dominguez, a police officer. Dominguez testified that shortly before the stabbing his brother called him and said that he had just taken away a knife from Williams and that she had armed herself with a second knife and he needed his help. Dominguez said that he could hear Williams in the background telling Adolphus that his brother will not be able to help him.

After the Crown closed its case, having called 11 witnesses, Williams attorney, Leeroy Banner, made a "no case" submission, but it was not upheld by Justice Sylvester.

Williams chose to give an unsworn statement where she claimed that she acted in self defence. She said that Adolphus struck her face with the umbrella, then he grabbed a knife, but she managed to take it away from him. She said she "feinted" Adolphus three times before she stabbed him.

But Justice Sylvester did not accept that it was a case of self defence because, he said that Williams could have walked away after she disarmed Adolphus. So he found Williams guilty.