The body of a Corentyne, Berbice mason was on Monday morning found on a dam separating Numbers 68 and 60 Villages.
Dead is Mahindra Sooknanan, also called “KI”, of Lot 36, Section A, Number 69 Village, Corentyne. Reports are that the young man’s body was discovered about 06:30h with approximately seven stab wounds and it was taken to the Skeldon Hospital Mortuary.
Reports are the 20-year-old was imbibing with a friend on Sunday evening. The friend has since been taken into custody and has reportedly confessed to killing his drinking buddy. In his confession, the suspect reportedly told investigators that Sooknanan made remarks about his wife which angered him and led to the
Dead: Mahindra Sooknanan
murder.
“From how the grass in the drain tumble up, look til’ where they find him. Like he run away… one person couldn’t carry out that attack alone. Another one had to catch him when he run away and like they lash he in he head,” a resident near the crime scene said.
When Police arrived on the scene, the brother of the suspect was among the onlookers. Based on information received, the Police arrested the man, who allegedly told investigators that it was his brother who did the stabbing, and that he had gone to Crabwood Creek. Police were taken to a house at Crabwood Creek, where the suspect was arrested.
Meanwhile, the dead man’s father, Chandrica Sooknanan told Guyana Times that his son had left home to visit a close relative about 18:00h on Sunday. He said that his son then left the relative’s home and was seen at a pool shop in the area.
He said he knew the two brothers with whom his son was imbibing.
“Most time is see them, they are on horses chasing cows into the backdam or bring them out,” the grieving father said.
Back in June last year, Mahindra’s youngest brother allegedly stabbed a taxi driver
Mahindra Sooknanan’s grieving parents
to death at Line Path, Corentyne after the taxi driver had reportedly made derogatory remarks about his 15-year-old sister.
The body of the young man is currently at the Skeldon Hospital Mortuary awaiting an autopsy. (Andrew Carmichael)
