“Symptoms” arrested for Bourda Market murder

Less than 24 hours after stabbing dead 40-year-old Jerome Cumberbatch, aka ‘Kunta’ and ‘Crekateh’, the prime suspect, “Symptoms”, was arrested by police ranks, and is being interrogated. He is expected to be charged with the capital offence of murder in the new week.

The stabbing incident occurred on Thursday afternoon at Bourda Market following a dispute between the two men over money. Cumberbatch, of Lot 159 Half Mile Wismar, Linden, was reportedly stabbed by the suspect at least five times with a broken bottle, and subsequently a knife.

It has been reported that on the day in question, Cumberbatch, who did odd jobs in the market, became involved in an argument with the suspect, who became annoyed, broke a bottle and stabbed the man. Not satisfied with the injuries he had inflicted on his victim, the suspect whipped out a knife and inflicted several other wounds on the victim.

The victim, who was differently-abled, reportedly fell out of his wheelchair and was lying in a pool of blood in one of the isles of the market.

Although the victim was stabbed in plain view of several persons, no one had gone to his assistance, and by the time medical personnel from the Georgetown Public Hospital had responded, he was already dead.

After committing the heinous act, the suspect fled the scene, but as a result of diligent work by the police, he was arrested on Friday morning. The now dead man’s body is presently at the Lyken Funeral Parlour awaiting a post-mortem examination.