A Corentyne labourer is now dead after attempting to kick down the door to a fisherman’s house at Moleson Creek, Corentyne River, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Monday night. Dead is 38-year-old Gavin Daniels, called ‘Talk to Me’ dead. Police have since identified the suspect as a 23-year-old fisherman of Jackson Creek and has been taken into custody.
According to the police the incident occurred at about 20:00h on Monday.
Neighbours said that the now-dead man went into the fisherman’s yard and was attempting to break into his house when the labourer raised an alarm and alerted neighbours. One of the neighbours, Nafeeza Hussain said it was the suspect, who telephoned her informing her that someone was attempting to break into his home.
Dead: 38-year-old Gavin Daniels
“Come out on a road and see this boy ah kick down me door. Come out a see wha ah go on hay,” the woman said she was told.
Hussain said she telephoned her neighbour’s mother and asked her to call the police. She said when she went outside, she saw her neighbour and Daniels entangled in a fight. The fight was parted and shortly after restarted on the road but then Daniels fell while her neighbour ran away.
“I didn’t get a chance to see who had weapon or anything but he fall motionless and we did not touch him and we call the police and about one hour after the patrol jeep come,” she related.
Daniels’ motionless body was taken to the Skeldon Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The two men had an ongoing feud dating back to Father’s Day. They were reportedly imbibing and an argument developed and escalated into a physical altercation. The suspect left shortly afterwards for sea and Daniels learned that he was home and went to confront him on Monday night.
