11-year-old remanded for fatally stabbing 13-year-old friend

An 11-year-old boy who has been charged with manslaughter in the stabbing death of his 13-year-old friend has been remanded to the Juvenile Holding Centre following his appearance before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Children’s Court in Georgetown. He has also been ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation to determine his fitness for trial.
Resumption of this trial is set for November 11.

RECAP
The fatal stabbing of Kareem Durant occurred on October 29 at Cummings Park in E Field, Sophia during a heated confrontation.
According to police reports, the 11-year-old and Durant, known to each other as friends, had had an altercation that escalated.
Reports indicate that the incident began when Durant allegedly pushed the younger boy off a stack of PVC pipes outside his home. The 11-year -old then ran inside and informed his 16-year-old brother, who then confronted Durant to ask what had happened.
This had led to an argument, after which Durant had left and returned with another youth, who was armed with a pair of scissors.
Durant allegedly used the scissors to stab the 16-year-old brother of the suspect in the lower back, and the 11-year-old then reportedly pulled out a knife from his waistband and delivered a fatal stab to Durant’s chest.
Durant managed to run a short distance before collapsing near his home. His older brother rushed him to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police recovered a brown-handle knife that is believed to be the murder weapon from a nearby trench, and also found the pair of scissors close to where Durant had fallen.
The young suspect was taken into custody at the scene, accompanied by his father, and was transported to the Turkeyen Police Station. (G9)