A 47-year-old construction worker of Lot 60 Durban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, tragically lost his life on Tuesday morning after he was beaten to death in his own home by three men.
Dead is Terrance Washington, also known as “Terry”.
According to a relative, who spoke with Guyana Times, the incident occurred about 10:00h when most of the man’s family members, including his mother, were not at home.
Reports are that the three assailants gained access to the property by scaling the fence at the back of the yard and proceeded to beat the man using a piece of wood, resulting in severe head injuries.
“We heard that two of the guys are from the area and one is from Kitty. They breached the back fence, and Terry was on the back veranda…and they started beating him from there. They used a t-shore and struck him on the head with it,” the relative said.
The relative further explained that while being assaulted on the veranda, the man allegedly fell over and sought refuge in their neighbour’s yard, attempting to hide from the attackers. However, the assailants left the property and began searching for Washington until they eventually found him.
“They found him in the front yard (neighbour’s yard); he was hiding under the house, and they found him and beat him. They only found his body around 3:30pm yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon,” the relative said.
According to the relative, when Washington’s mother returned home along with other family members, they began searching for him but were unable to locate him, unaware of the tragic events that had unfolded. It was not until their neighbour discovered the man lying in a pool of blood with a fractured skull beneath their steps that his family received the distressing revelation.
“When the neighbour was walking through his yard yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon, he noticed someone sleeping under the house. So, the property owner came out and called Terry’s mother, informing her to come and see her son sleeping under the step. They probably thought he was drunk,” the relative recounted.
The relative shared that upon inspection, they found the man motionless in a pool of blood, with his skull cracked open.
When asked if they knew whether the now-deceased man had any particular issues with someone, the relative mentioned that one of the alleged suspects and Washington had recently had a dispute.
Altercation
Meanwhile, Police in their statement said that Washington had an altercation with another man which led to him being beaten.
“Enquiries disclosed that Washington was in his yard when an argument ensued between himself and another man working on a building presently under construction, situated about fifty metres east of Washington’s residence. As the argument escalated, two men entered Washington’s yard by jumping an eight-foot-high fence,” a Police statement read.
Police said that a confrontation ensued between Washington and the two men and the alteration lasted for about 15 minutes, during which Washington was beaten to his head and body, causing him to receive injuries. The suspects then made good their escape by jumping the eastern fence.
“Police were called in, and investigators processed the scene. Several persons in the area were questioned,” the report stated.
Meanwhile, the family is pleading for justice.
“We want justice. To our knowledge, no one has been arrested for the murder… Terry was a father of four and was killed on his daughter’s birthday… we want justice,” they cried out. (G9)
