A construction worker in Jamaica has been charged with murder, after reportedly kicking and punching his wife to death.

According to reports from Nation News, Paul Walker, of St. Catherine and his wife Nicola Walker were at their home on Sunday when they got into an argument.

The 50-year-old construction worker allegedly kicked and punched his 44-year-old wife all over her body resulting in swelling and bruises.

The police were called to the scene and the badly beaten woman was taken to the hospital where she would eventually succumb to her injuries.