Lusignan man stabbed to death by vagrant

A Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man was on Monday stabbed to death by a vagrant who accused him of slapping him. Dead is 28-year-old Abdool Javid Razack of JP Latchman Singh Housing Scheme, Lusignan, ECD.
Based on reports received, a businessman reportedly contacted the Police and informed them of the stabbing incident. He reportedly told Police that on the day in question at about 11:15h, he was on his balcony when he heard loud talking and as he looked over, he saw the now dead man and the suspect who was identified as “Bogus”, standing.
At the time, he recalled the suspect brandishing a knife in front of the victim and suddenly stabbing him in the chest. The victim reportedly collapsed but subsequently got up and went after the suspect.
However, after running a short distance, he reportedly collapsed. The Police were summoned and the injured man was picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was receiving treatment in the Accident and Emergency unit but was later pronounced dead.
At the scene, the bloodstained brown-handled kitchen knife was recovered about 5 feet away from the crime scene. Police stated that the suspect, who has no fixed place of abode, was arrested during which he explained that the now dead man had slapped him and in retaliation, he dealt him one blow to the chest with the knife.
He also told the Police that the victim’s uncle had also assaulted him with a piece of wood, thus causing him to sustain injuries. He was nevertheless, taken to the Buxton Health Centre where he was treated and handed over to the Police.
He is expected to be arraigned for the capital offence later in the week.