Bandit on the run after fatally stabbing accomplice

A former Policeman was on Monday evening stabbed to death by his accomplice while the two were attempting to rob a Brazilian businessman at Eterinbang, Upper Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Region Seven.
The dead bandit was identified as Eric Angel of No 10 Village, West Coast Berbice, a former member of the Tactical Services Unit (TSU) of the Guyana Police Force.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum, when contacted, told Guyana Times that the Police were on the hunt for the bandit who accidently stabbed his accomplice. He noted that the two men attempted to rob a shop owned by a Brazilian national, but the businessman put up a fight.
Blanhum said that it was during the scuffle, Angel was accidentally stabbed. After receiving the stab wound, Angel fell to the ground, and his partner fled. The bandit subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
His body was transported to the Bartica Hospital Mortuary, and arrangements were being made to have it transported to Georgetown. The Police are continuing their investigations.