A 50-year-old man of Triumph, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Friday hacked to death by an alleged “junkie”, who has since been taken into Police custody.
An investigator in the now dead man’s yard after the murder
The dead man has been identified as Christopher Findlay also known as “Andy”, a mason of Lot 25 Agriculture Road, Triumph, ECD.
At the scene, the now dead man’s brother, Pastor Patrick Findlay, told Guyana Times that he received a telephone call at about 12:00h on Friday notifying him that his brother was being beaten at his home.
“I went into the house thinking it was just a beat-up, or it was just a scuffle, but when I got into the room, I realised that he was not breathing and I ran out of the room and I started shouting that this guy is dead,” he said.
Shortly after the man was found, Pastor Findlay said he summoned the police, who arrived almost immediately.
Christopher Findlay
This publication understands that the dead man was found with two deep wounds to his head and several chops about his body.
“I’m told that there was a scuffle this morning [Friday] with the suspect. They were here and they had a scuffle, and the person left and they stayed back, but nobody thought it was that serious until maybe an hour later, when they went in and they realised that he was dead.”
The dead man’s brother added that on Monday night while his brother was driving home, the suspect and he also had a scuffle on the road. It was at that time, the suspect dealt Christopher several blows about his body.
“He was beating away on him last night, and some tried to stop him [the suspect], they even pushed him in the trench and then he left. This morning apparently, the guy came back thinking that it was unfinished business and he finished him off,” the grieving brother stated.
Pastor Findlay posited that he is unaware of what might have caused the argument between his brother and the suspect. He explained that while death is inevitable, no one should meet their demise in such a gruesome manner.
“It is rough and I know that everybody has to die, but to die like that, there is no consolation… my mother was murdered in Suriname 35 years ago so this is crazy,” he said.
Meanwhile, neighbours told Guyana Times that prior to the man being found, they heard a loud argument emanating from the building which was subsequently followed by loud screams.
The dead man’s family said they are confident that the police will carry out a thorough investigation into the murder, and is hoping that justice will be served.
Following the incident, the suspect was arrested by cops and is currently in custody assisting with investigations.
