Man kills self after attacking, chopping girl, 17

A 17-year-old girl was on Sunday attacked and chopped by a 22-year-old man whose lifeless body was later found at Morashi, Essequibo River.
The chopping incident reportedly occurred at about 11:45h in the vicinity of Fort Island, Essequibo River.
Based on reports received, the teenager and her siblings were heading to Fort Island from Hubu, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), when the now dead man approached them with another boat and forced his way into theirs.
At the time, he was reportedly armed with a cutlass and was heard telling the teenager “all the time you does fool me” while dealing her several chops to her head and hand.
In an attempt to ward off the suspect, the teen’s sister reportedly pushed him overboard but he managed to pull himself up and fired a chop at the sister, thus causing her to receive injuries to her left hand.
Again, he was pushed overboard and the cutlass fell into the river. The Police stated that the suspect then swam to his boat and left the scene.
The injured teenager was subsequently rushed to Parika Koker and then to Leonora Cottage Hospital where she was treated and referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. She was admitted in a stable condition.
The matter was reported to the Fort Island Coast Guard and as such, they went in search of the suspect but instead, his lifeless body was found. The body was taken to the Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.