Chaos unfolded in the community of Alberttown, Georgetown, on Thursday evening after a man killed his younger brother during a heated argument. At the time of the murder, the now dead man was under the influence of alcohol.
Dead is 25-year-old Rondel Moses Anthony.
His older brother, Richard Anthony, has since been arrested and is expected to be charged soon with the capital offence.
Guyana Times was informed that both men lived at Third Street, Alberttown, Georgetown, in separate houses.
Dead: Rondel Moses Anthony
Rondel’s landlord, Felicity Gonsalves, told Guyana Times that the now dead man was involved in an argument the entire day with his girlfriend, and she advised him to leave the house so that peace could reign.
She explained that the man left and returned home just after 21:00h under the influence of alcohol. She added that he was helped into his bed and was later heard arguing again.
The woman, who lives on the upper flat of the building, recalled that after a few minutes, she heard Rondel kicking on his brother’s door.
The suspect reportedly came out, and an argument broke out between them which quickly escalated into a fight. During the altercation, Richard went under the house, picked up a broken tile, and allegedly stabbed his brother in the neck.
This caused Rondel to fall to the ground and later died. According to Gonsalves, Rondel should not have met his demise in such a manner because he was not armed. She said the young man was well-mannered and was only in that state because he was intoxicated.
“He, (the suspect) children’s mother said she woke Richard up and tell him to hear his brother kicking down the door outside. The brother (Richard) said leave him alone and the child mother still wake him up and that is when he come out and start fretting,” she said.
The woman added that at the time she was upstairs and came outside to see if she could calm Rondel down.
“By the time I come downstairs I see he was lying down there and I say like he get blackout. I see like they were throwing water on he…as I approach him I see a lot of blood and I done know that he dead. I keep calling and calling him and he twitched and gave his last breath,” the woman said.
It was also reported that the two men always had disagreements but no one expected it to end this tragically.
The now-dead man worked at a baker shop and was expected to join the Guyana Defence Force, having passed the entrance examination. (G9)
