A 25-year-old man who was engaged to be married on August 21, 2022, was on Friday evening stabbed to death during a game of cricket at the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) ground, Woodford Avenue, Georgetown.
Dead: Karim Khayoum
Dead is Karim Khayoum, a well-known Regent Street, Georgetown resident and active member of the Muslim community.
Based on reports gathered, the now dead man, who normally played cricket, met up with his friends on Friday evening after he would have completed shopping for his wedding.
However, during cricket games, there would be some “name calling” but on Friday evening, that name calling turned deadly.
According to information reaching Guyana Times, Khayoum and a young man whom he considered a close friend were engaged in a heated argument during which the suspect picked up a knife and stabbed him in the region of the heart.
The young man collapsed but was picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 21-year-old assailant who hails from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was arrested and during interrogation, he confessed to the heinous crime.
The assailant, who is also a University of Guyana student, benefitted from Karim’s mentoring, as well as others in his faith.
In mourning are his fiancée, parents, sister, brother, uncles, aunts and in-laws as well as the entire Muslim community.
CIOG, after the incident, expressed deep sorrow on the passing of Khayoum. He was member of the Queenstown Jama Masjid.
