Stewartville man stabs brother to death after being called “lamata”

Thirty-five-year-old Jermaine Goring of Sara Lodge, Stewartville, West Coast Demerara (ECD), was on Wednesday evening stabbed to death by his younger brother after he was referred to as “lamata”. The 27-year-old suspect was subsequently arrested and is being questioned in relation to the stabbing to death of this brother.
Police stated that on the day in question, the victim returned home from work and started making preparations to cast a water trestle. However, at about 19:15h, he asked the suspect to fetch some sand to mix the cement but; in the process, he chided him for being lazy and fetching the sand like a “lamata”.
As a result, there was an exchange of words between the two brothers. It was then that the victim punched the suspect.
In retaliation, the suspect, who had a knife in his possession, dealt his brother several blows to his body, thus rendering him unconscious.
The injured man was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital by his parents, but unfortunately, he did not make it, as he succumbed while receiving medical treatment. The matter was reported to the Police, which led to the discovery of the murder weapon and the arrest of the suspect.
Investigations are ongoing.
Only last week, an 18-year-old youth from the North-West District (NWD) was arrested for fatally stabbing his older brother, Henry Sam Bowin, to death at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Bowin, a fisherman from Smith Creek in the North West District, was temporarily residing at 139A Mon Repos, ECD, with the suspect.
Eyewitnesses recalled seeing the suspect in a neighbour’s yard clutching a knife in his hand. He then calmly sat on the verandah and confessed that he had just “bore up” his brother. Bloodstains were seen on the suspect’s chest, and the Police were summoned.
Upon arriving at the scene, Police ranks took the bloodstained knife from the intoxicated suspect after which he was taken into custody. An examination of the body of the victim revealed a wound on his throat, as well as an injury on his right hand.