A family has been left to mourn the loss of their loved one after he was chopped to death at Annai Access Road, North Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), while trying to save a driver.
Dead is Aires Matthew.
According to Radesh Phulya, a 48-year-old driver, on Friday at about 23:00h, he along with Matthew and three other work colleagues were in a white canter parked on the Annai Access Road, consuming alcohol.
While there, Phulya said he was pulled off the canter by two men, one of whom was armed with a cutlass and who began firing chops at him.
Police said that Matthew then tried to intervene to stop the attack but instead, the suspects turned their weapon on him and began attacking him. During the altercation, Mathew was chopped to his right forearm and chest.
Upon seeing this, his colleagues became scared and ran away. After the attack, the two suspects also made good their escape in a car.
At about midnight, the friends returned and Matthew and Phulya were placed into a vehicle and escorted to the Annai Health Centre where Phulya was treated but Matthew was pronounced dead.
The matter was later reported to the Annai Police Station.
Upon investigating, Police said the information they received was that the attack was a result of Phulya speaking to a female teacher earlier in the night at Tractor Bar.
“Efforts are being made to arrest the two suspects. Arrangements are also being made to take the body of the deceased to Lethem Regional Hospital’s Mortuary,” the Police said. (G9)
