Berbice man goes berserk and kills teen, injures another

A teenager is now dead while another person is now hospitalised after a man, who is believed to be mentally unstable, went berserk this morning and attacked several persons in New Amsterdam.
Dead is 15-year-old Carlos Leung, a student at the New Amsterdam Special Needs School who resided at Lot 834 Timmers Dam, Mount Sinai.
The incident occurred at about 06:30h as the teen was on his way to get a haircut to attend his school party. He was killed a few feet away from his home at Mount Saini, which is referred to as Angoy’s Avenue and Cow Dam in New Amsterdam.
Injured is 26-year-old Carl Singh, also of Mount Sinai.
The suspect, a 41-year-old man, said to be mentally unstable, has been arrested.
According to the police, the suspect went to Singh’s gate and called out to buy chicken. As Singh approached, the suspect pulled out a knife and dealt him several stabs to his back and the left side abdomen. Singh was able to escape and ran down the street.
Moments later, the suspect attacked and killed Leung.
The teenager was sent by his mother to get his hair cut to attend his school party but as he was on his bridge with his bicycle when he was attacked.
Police said the suspect reportedly walked up to the teenager and stabbed him in the chest. The suspect then pushed him into a nearby trench and held him under the water while stabbing him. He was stabbed five times to his left side abdomen, arm, shoulder, and behind his ear.
The boy’s mother, Michelle Bess attempted to rescue her son’s rescue but the attacker turned his attention on her, forcing her to flee back into the yard.
Her husband Orlando Leung said his son initially received two lacerations to his hand.
He said his son received cuts to his wrist and forearm before being submerged in the water.
“He sit down on my son chest until he dead and no one come to the rescue.”
Reports are that after Singh was attacked and raised an alarm, several persons came out but by the time they got to the suspect, he was sitting on the teenager in the trench.
The injured man’s father Deranja Narayan said left home to purchase poultry feed.
“I waiting on him to come back and I starting noise so I come outside. From the time I walk out my relative tell me that my son just get stab and his brother carry him to the hospital. When I come out here I see he and the youth man – the youth man drowned.”
According to the police, the suspect was assaulted by persons and escorted by the police for medical attention. He received two lacerations to his right hand.
The murder weapon, a knife, was retrieved in the trench.

Suspect’s encounter with neighbours
According to a neighbour, a few days ago, the suspect had invaded her house and had an encounter with a family member.
“He was in my house and didn’t want to come out. I told my nephew don’t hit him because he is sick; something is wrong with him. This man is so big and thick…When he got out the house and come out the yard he fall in this trench.”
She said the intruder went back into her yard and she pleaded with neighbours to call the police.
When asked, the woman said the police never showed up.
“I told them to tell the police to come for him before he destroys himself or hurt other people but we never got any help.”
The incident the neighbour said occurred last week.
“I went and told his coworkers that something is wrong with him and it get bad but I just left t like that”,” the neighbour disclosed.
Residents say the suspect has been living in the community for less than one year. The suspect worked at a car wash.
“For the rest of the day he was marching up and down and I was just praying that nobody don’t come to face him so that he could get to hurt them
The suspect remains in police custody as investigations continue. A post-mortem is expected to be performed on the body of Leung. (G4)