Vagrant stabbed to death at Bourda Market

A vagrant was on Thursday afternoon fatally stabbed in the vicinity of the Bourda Market by an unknown man who subsequently escaped. The dead man was only identified as “Rasta”. He was said to be wheelchair bound due to illness.

Based on reports received, the man was sitting in his wheelchair when the suspect walked up and dealt him several stabs with a broken bottle. Not satisfied, the assailant then whipped out a knife and continued stabbing the man.

After committing the act, the suspect ran into Orange Walk, Bourda making good his escape. An eyewitness told Guyana Times that he was going about his business when he heard a groaning sound followed by the people in the area shouting “hold he”.

As he looked around, he saw the differently able man lying on the roadway. He reportedly fell out of his wheelchair after being stabbed multiple times.

The man who asked to remain anonymous further explained that persons in the area contacted the ambulance service but by the time it arrived, the man was already dead. No one in the vicinity, he noted, attempted to take the injured man to the hospital.

The man added that the Police arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area as they launched an investigation into the stabbing incident. Based on reports received, the broken bottle was found close to the now dead man but it is believed the suspect escaped with the knife in his possession.

Persons in the area said “Rasta” has been around the Bourda Market area for quite some time. “He does beg and so for money and food but he don’t really trouble anyone,” one vendor stated. Up to press time, the correct name of the dead man was still not available.

Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect.