EC teen killed during brawl with peer

A teenager was on Tuesday evening stabbed to death during a brawl with another teen at Dazzle Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara. The identity of the dead teen was not immediately available.
Based on information received, the suspect, a 17-year-old, was taken into custody and is assisting with investigations.
Guyana Times understands that the stabbing incident stemmed from an incident on Monday evening. However, on Tuesday evening, the suspect was reportedly threatened by the now dead teen, who was in the company of his brother.
This led to an exchange of words among them. It was then the victim left the scene but later returned with a cutlass and a metal object. He reportedly attacked the suspect and in retaliation, the suspect whipped out a knife and stabbed him to the chest.
After committing the act, the suspect fled the scene but he was later arrested. The injured young man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The police are continuing their investigations.