Stabbed, then crushed by car: long-standing educator brutally murdered

Police are investigating the brutal attack and murder of 51-year-old Kirwyn Sean Mars popularly known as “Sir Mars” whose body was found pinned under his car at Plantation Providence, East Bank Demerara.

Reports are that Mars of Lot 211 New Settlers Street, Mocha, East Bank Demerara, was found at about 22:30h on Sunday after an altercation with a man inside his car.
According to reports, the Deputy Head Master at the New Central High School was involved in an altercation in his car with a male and they were both armed with knives and injured each other.
This publication was told that Mars, who was the owner of the grey Mitsubishi RVR vehicle, PZZ-6438, exited the vehicle and was standing when the suspect reversed the vehicle and pinned him near a fence at the Plantation Providence, EBD location.
The injured suspect then made good his escape.
Residents in the area contacted the Police, who arrived at the scene, but by then Mars had already died. As a result of the location of the vehicle on Mars’s body, firefighters were summoned to the scene to remove the car.

Investigators found that the victim received lacerations to the face, head, hand, shoulder, forehead, above the left eye, right side chest, and back.
His body was taken to the Memorial Garden Funeral Home.
Speaking with this publication on Monday, Kester Mars, the brother of the teacher, said when he received the call informing him of his brother’s death, he initially thought that the caller had dialled the wrong number.
“I thought he dialled a wrong number and he probably got on to me, and about five minutes after some persons came to my residence and told me that my brother got murdered in Providence. So, I went over there and called the Police. When I went over there, I saw him under his vehicle, both wheels off the ground, one was rested on him and the engine was still running and the driver door was open,” the grieving brother said.
He further revealed he had no knowledge where his brother went on Sunday, adding that the last time he saw him was on Friday when they met up to have a meal. He, however, said that he spoke to his brother via telephone on Sunday evening.
“He didn’t tell me where he was going [or] where he went, he just called [and] I overheard him having a conversation with somebody, he was saying ‘come in the car’ [and] the person was saying ‘you call somebody, you call somebody’ and I thought he dialled a wrong number…but that was it,” Kester explained.
His family revealed he was a jolly soul who could liven up the room and bring a smile to those who needed it.
As news of Mars’s death spread, persons took to social media to express their shock even as they remembered his work and life as a teacher.
Meanwhile, the Education Ministry in a statement said: “The Ministry of Education is saddened at the passing of Sir Kirwyn Mars, who served as Deputy Head Master at the New Central High School up until the time of his death. Mr Mars made significant contributions to the Education sector and the Arts. He will be greatly missed. The Ministry of Education expresses sympathy to the family and friends of Sir Mars during this difficult time. May he rest in peace.”