A 19-year-old appeared before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday, facing a charge of grievous bodily harm after an alleged stabbing incident in Georgetown.
Tyrese Boodhu, of Rob and Albert Streets, Bourda, Georgetown, appeared before Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore, where the charge was read to him, and the self-employed man pleaded not guilty to the charge.
According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on March 15 at Rob Street, Georgetown, in the vicinity of popular nightclub Red Dragon, where Boodhu allegedly stabbed Winston Crossman multiple times, including to the back, shoulder, and other areas.
Boodhu told the court that he did not know Crossman and that the two had no prior interactions.
The prosecution opposed bail, citing the seriousness of the offence, the area in which it occurred, and the need to preserve public order. The Magistrate released the teen on $175,000 bail but referred the matter for advice to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
This incident comes more than a week after a 15-year-old teen, Andel Martin of Parfait Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, was fatally stabbed in Georgetown following a teasing incident with a group of friends near Red Dragon.
Reports indicate that the suspect, a 23-year-old from South Ruimveldt, initially tried to scare the boys with a cutlass after they teased him, but when they returned, he attacked, stabbing Martin in the chest. Martin collapsed near the Red Dragon Night Club and was pronounced dead at the scene.
CCTV footage captured the attack and the suspect fleeing in a minibus, which was later intercepted by Police on Schoonard Public Road.
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