2 men killed in separate weekend stabbing incidents

Two men lost their lives in separate stabbing incidents late Saturday and Sunday in La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), and Sand Hill, Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) with several persons now in police custody as investigations continue. In the first incident, 28-year-old Joel Anthony Tamesar, a construction worker of La Parfaite Harmonie WBD was fatally stabbed while he was at a shop on Sunday. The fatal incident occurred between 19:30h and 19:45h at the shop located at Lust-En-Rust, La Parfaite Harmonie. According to preliminary information, Tamesar was at the shop when a 38-year-old male, also of La Parfaite Harmonie, entered the premises. An altercation reportedly erupted between them during which the suspect allegedly armed himself with a knife and stabbed Tamesar to the left side of his chest before fleeing the scene in a southern direction. The injured man was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where he succumbed while receiving medical treatment. The suspect was later apprehended at Lust-En-Rust after he was found hiding in a trench. He remains in custody as investigations continue. In a separate incident, a male known only as “Mikey” was found dead between late Saturday night and Sunday morning at Granny Road, Sand Hill, Cuyuni River. Investigations revealed that the man had been residing at a farm in the area with other workers. On Saturday evening at about 21:30h, he reportedly left the camp and went to a nearby shop in the company of another male. At about 08:00h on Sunday, his lifeless body was discovered at the side of the road, several metres away from the shop. The body bore multiple stab wounds to the upper body. It was escorted to the Bartica Regional Hospital for official pronouncement and is expected to be taken to the Bartica Mortuary pending a post-mortem examination.
Five males, including individuals who were reportedly in the company of the deceased before the discovery of his body, have been arrested and are assisting with investigations. Police in the respective regions have since launched separate probes into the two killings.