The Guyana Police Force is investigating the murder of 13-year-old Kareem Durant, a student at Carmel Secondary School and of ‘D’ Field Sophia, Georgetown. The incident occurred around 19:10hrs on Tuesday at 19:10 hrs at Cummings Park, ‘E’ Field Sophia, by an 11-year-old male.
Inquiries disclosed that the victim and the suspect are known to each other since they were friends who would usually play together in the community.
On the date and time mentioned, the suspect was sitting on a stock of PVC pipes which was stored on the parapet at the side of his home, when the victim went up to him and pushed him off of the pipes.
This caused the child to fall to the ground. The suspect then got up and ran inside his home and informed his older brother, who then approached the victim calling him in the presence of the suspect and enquired about the issue they had earlier.
An argument ensued and the victim left and returned in the company of another male, armed with a scissors.
He then approached the older brother of the suspect and dealt him a stab to his left side lower back. Upon seeing the same, the suspect (11-year-old) pulled out a knife and dealt the victim a stab to the left side chest.
The victim then ran heading west towards his home, and collapsed on the parapet in front. He was then picked up by his older brother, Shawn Fletchman and taken to GPHC where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty.
The scene was processed by the Crime Laboratory of CIDHQ. One brown handled knife which is alleged to be the weapon used, was recovered in a nearby trench in the vicinity of the scene. The scissors was also recovered next to where the victim fell. Both the knife and the scissors were placed into evidence bags, marked, sealed, and lodged.
The suspect was arrested at the scene and escorted to Turkeyen Police Station in the company of his father.
The body of the deceased is currently lying at GPHC mortuary, awaiting PME. Investigations are ongoing.
