A young mason who believed that he was disrespected by his friends and went home for a weapon to “represent” himself is now dead.
Dead is 24-year-old Alex Williams of Lot 383 Rampersaud Street, Number Two Village East Canje, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). He was chopped to his neck by one of three attackers sometime between 21:30h and 22:00h on Saturday. He was rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital which is about 800 metres away from where the incident occurred but was pronounced dead.
According to Williams’ father, Mohammed Ishmael, the young mason was at home consuming alcohol and left to go to a shop which is a few buildings away to purchase cigarettes and two beers.
Dead: Alex Williams
Ishmael said Williams returned home and told him that he was disrespected by a young man.
“I was home sleeping when Alex came and told me that someone violated him on the road and he was going back to them. He asked me if I coming. I told him yes, but I have to put on my clothes but before I could finish putting on my clothes he already gone,” the dead man’s father said.
According to Ishmael, when he arrived at the location where the altercation occurred, he saw a young man called “Gully” advancing on his son with two bottles in his hands.
He said he approached the young man and spoke with him in an attempt to appease the situation but was unsuccessful.
“I said to him, you know Alex and you know me. Why are you all violating him, what is the problem? He say he don’t want to hear anything,” the 43-year-old father revealed.
“He came out with 2 bottles of Guinness and dealt Alex one pelt in his face with full power. I heard the explosion of the bottle when it hit him in his head. Alex dropped to the ground on his knees and then ‘Black Boy’ run out from the shop with a steel cutlass and dealt Alex several chops.”
Ishmael said his son was then more motivated than ever to get revenge.
“Alex get up and rushed at them but I saw the wounds and his skin and told him that he is wounded very bad let me take you to the hospital. Do not worry with them.”
The dead man’s parents: Mohammed Ishmael and Sharron Roberts
He said he took his shirt and tried to cover the wound on his son’s neck as they attempted to get transportation to the hospital.
“While in the vehicle, I see his eyes start turning over and I told him, ‘Alex hold it up! We are almost at the hospital’. When I was taking him out to put him on the stretcher, I see like he was going already. By that time the nurse came out and took the stretcher and carried him inside. Not even five minutes after the nurse came back and said that he already died,” Ishmael recounted.
The now dead man’s mother, Sharron Roberts, told this publication that she understands her son was punched to his face, which led to him going home for a weapon.
According to Roberts, her son went to her and said he was cuffed to the face and ran home. Shortly after, he returned with a cutlass in his hand.
The woman said when he returned with the cutlass, she held on to it but there was a struggle and she was forced to let go.
“I loose it before the cutlass cut me and he run towards dem boys. One of them had 2 sealed Guinness…”
The dead man’s wife, Natasha Jameer, referred to him as being a very loving and hardworking man.
The couple has been together for seven months. Williams leaves to mourn his parents, seven siblings and his wife. One person has since been arrested by Police as investigations continue. (Andrew Carmichael)
