The teenager who is accused of fatally stabbing his brother-in-law at Queenstown, Corriverton on Monday has confessed to the crime.
On Monday, 26-year-old Pursoram Ganpat, a labourer of Well Rank Dam, Number 57 Village, was stabbed to death. Police had stated that the suspect and the victim were imbibing together, when a heated argument ensued, resulting in a scuffle. The suspect then allegedly armed himself with a knife and dealt the victim several blows to his body, thus causing him to collapse.
Dead: Pursoram Ganpat
The dead man’s sister told Guyana Times that she was able to see the body at the hospital and it had what appeared to be about 15 stab wounds.
The teenager has since admitted to committing the crime, allegedly telling investigators that he went home and saw his 16-year-old sister, who is a mother of one, along with her reputed husband and her mother-in-law imbibing, and he joined them.
The teenager reportedly told investigators that he was being taunted by his brother-in-law, who had impregnated his sister when she was 15. He said Ganpat told him that he was also going to “have” his 13-year-old sister, who lives with her mother at Number 57 Village, Corentyne. The teen allegedly confessed that he became more infuriated after his brother-in-law made certain claims about his mother.
As a result of the taunts, the teenager and Ganpat got into a scuffle during which the teen armed himself with a knife and inflicted fatal wounds on his brother-in-law.
The 18-year-old was taken back to the scene on Tuesday by investigators where he provided a graphic description of what transpired. He is expected to be charged shortly for the offence. (G4)
