A father of one was on Sunday morning stabbed to death after he was reportedly attacked by three men in the vicinity of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
Dead: Lawrence Raymond Benjamin
Dead is Lawrence Raymond Benjamin, 24, of Ice House Road, Timehri. Based on information received, Benjamin was stabbed at least three times – once to his neck and twice to his chest by his assailants. After the stabbing incident, Benjamin, the father of a five-month-old baby, went to a nearby shop and sat on a chair.
He was seen panting for breath and died subsequently. Althea McPherson, a sister of the dead man, told Guyana Times, when contacted, that she was at a friend’s house in the area when she received the news that her brother had been stabbed to death. She immediately rushed to the scene only to see her brother’s motionless body in an upright position on the plastic chair.
“All I see is blood oozing from his neck and his whole body was soaked in blood,” the grieving sister noted. Upon enquiring what took place, she was told that her brother had a confrontation with the three suspects and one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed him.
She believes that although people witnessed the stabbing, they would not come forward despite the protection policies in place by the Guyana Police Force. In fact, she stated that there were CCTV cameras around the area.
She called on the Police to conduct a thorough investigation into her brother death. “Even if he troubled someone, they had no right to murder him,” she contended.
The young man was last seen on Sunday about 09:00h. Before leaving home, he reportedly told his mother “yuh gon cry fuh meh”. The sister noted that her mother did not bother to enquire what he meant since he left in haste.
The now dead man, according to information received, was walking the streets in Timehri on Sunday morning “picking trouble” with everyone. He is a known substance user and it was believed that he had taken an illegal substance prior to his death.
He leaves to mourn his parents, seven siblings, five-month-old child, and reputed wife.
Meanwhile, Regional Commander Senior Superintendent Kurleigh Simon told Guyana Times that ranks are still trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together but are working with a few leads. Investigations are ongoing.
