17-year-old charged for murder of Canal Polder man

A 17-year-old male was on Thursday virtually arraigned before Wales Magistrate Faith Mc Gusty for the murder of Deonarine Ramachandran, called ‘Avinash’, who was stabbed to death during an argument at Canal #1 Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
The teenager was not required to plead to the indictable charge, and has been remanded to prison until October 27, 2022.
The incident reportedly occurred at the Conservancy Dam in Canal #1 Polder last Saturday, October 1, 2022, and the teen and his 58-year-old father are reportedly involved.
Reports are that Ramachandran and the teen were consuming alcohol at his home during that Saturday, when the teenager reportedly became intoxicated and began to behave in a disorderly manner. According to the Police, he reportedly picked up a knife and made several attempts to take his own life.
This prompted Ramachandran to intervene by taking away the knife from the teen, and by also dealing him several slaps in an effort to calm him down. However, in fury the teen ran out of the house and recommenced using abusive language and a series of threats as he made his way home.
He subsequently armed himself with a cutlass and returned to Ramachandran’s home, and Ramachandran also armed himself with a cutlass and approached the teenager.
Ramachandran attempted to chop the teen, but failed; and the teen ran away on the Conservancy Dam, where he continued to use a series of expletives and threats directed at Ramachandran.
The 29-year-old Ramachandran reportedly became annoyed and again confronted the suspect. During that confrontation, the teenager ran away and went home, and it is then that his 58-year-old father became involved in the altercation. A scuffle then ensued between Ramachandran and the teen’s father, during which the 17-year-old armed himself with a knife and dealt Ramachandran a stab to his abdomen.
Ramachandran was picked up by relatives and escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he died while receiving treatment. Both the teen and his father were subsequently apprehended. Following their investigations, the Police instituted the murder charge against the teenager.