A 49-year-old shopkeeper was yesterday fatally stabbed during a row with a fellow villager. The incident occurred yesterday around 18:30hrs at Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara.
Dead is Trevor Alfred of Nazarene Street, Grove Squatting Area. The suspect has been identified as a 36-year-old mason.
Enquiries disclosed that the victim and the suspect were gambling at Rocky Shop located in Second Street, Grove Squatting Area, when they ended in an argument over money.
They were both put out of the shop by the owner and the argument intensified with the pelting of bottles.
The two men armed themselves with knives and started to fight, causing the victim to fall to the ground where the suspect dealt him several stabs.
The victim managed to escape and ran into another street with the suspect in pursuit. They both ended up in a culvert causing other injuries .
The victim was taken to the GPHC by taxi and was pronounced dead on arrival.
The suspect was also taken to the GPHC for treatment and is admitted a patient under police guard. Investigation is ongoing.
