Teen fatally chops cousin who reprimanded him for insulting father

A fisherman was on Saturday evening chopped to death during an argument with his teenage cousin at the Conservancy Dam, Canal No 1 Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
Dead is 35-year-old Seeram Krishna also called “Vicky” of Lot 24 A Conservancy Dam, Canal No 1, WBD.
Police stated that at about 10:00h on the day question, the now dead man and the suspect’s father were consuming alcohol and about one hour later, the teenager returned home from work.
Soon after, the suspect and the now dead man left the house and went to the Conservancy Dam where they joined other friends and continued drinking.
However, at about 17:30h, the teen’s father joined them but this led to him insulting the 59-year-old man. Embarrassed, the teen’s father went away.
This did not go down well with the now dead man, who reprimanded the teen for his behaviour towards his father but this led to a heated argument between the cousins. During the argument, Krishna reportedly dealt one slap to the teen’s face and a scuffle ensued.
In anger, the teenager reportedly ran home and returned to the Conservancy Dam with a cutlass.
“He rushed up to Krishna and dealt him one chop to his left-side face. Krishna fell to the ground, and the suspect made good his escape,” the Police stated in a release to the media.
A report was made to La Grange Police Station and upon reaching the scene, Police discovered Krishna lying on the dam in a pool of blood. He was picked up and taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect, who went into hiding, subsequently surrendered to the Police. He remains in custody as investigations continue.