A teenager was in the wee hours of Monday found dead in the vicinity of a wedding house at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara (EBD) with stab wounds to his body.
Dead: Ricardo Singh
Ricardo Singh, also called “Cardo”, of Lot 63 Avenue A & B, Diamond New Housing Scheme, EBD, was reportedly stabbed several times, including once to his abdomen.
Based on reports received, the 15-year-old former Diamond Secondary School student and his friends left their respective homes on Sunday with the intention of “taking a lime” at the Linden-Soesdyke Highway Junction but instead went to the wedding house, which was close-by.
However, while there, a gang of men allegedly attempted to relieve one of the teen’s friends of his gold chain and cash, resulting in the now dead teen intervening. His friend whom he was helping reportedly ran away leaving Singh behind.
The young man, who would have been celebrating his 16th birthday on Thursday, was subsequently found in a nearby trench with his intestines protruding. He was picked up and taken to the Diamond hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
At the home of the young man on Monday, his mother, Elaine Singh, was being consoled by relatives and friends.
She related that her son left home just after noon on Sunday to meet his friends. He was riding his pedal cycle. The grieving mother related that as night fell, she called her son several times on his mobile phone, but her calls went unanswered.
His father also attempted to call but to no avail. The devastated woman recalled her son’s friend visiting their home at about 08:00h and related that the young man was stabbed.
“He (the friend) tell we that he was wearing a gold chain and had money and some people tried to rob he, but meh son went to his assistance … He also tell we that after they run, they thought my son was behind them, but he was nowhere around …,” the grieving mother related.
She maintains that something is not adding up. “If they know that my son get stab since midnight or just after midnight, why they wait till 8 o’clock to tell we? Is whole night I didn’t sleep because I was worried about my son… He didn’t tell we where he going, so I get worried,” she stated.
Upon receiving the news, the teen’s father contacted the Police and subsequently visited the Lyken Funeral Home where he positively identified his son. The woman noted that the friend with whom her son had gone to the wedding was later taken into custody.
She told Guyana Times that her now dead son would normally go out with his friends, but would return home by nightfall.
Another scenario
Meanwhile, this publication was reliably informed that the young man was misbehaving at the wedding and the Police were called in to intervene. However, at the time, members of the Community Policing Group (CPG) were patrolling the area and as such, they reportedly arrested the young man. He was placed in the back of the motor vehicle and as it took off for the Timehri Police Station, he reportedly jumped out.
A woman who asked to remain anonymous explained that from all indications, the members of the CPG used excessive force on the young man. She indicated that after the young man jumped out of the vehicle, it kept going.
Upon the discovery of the young man in the trench, the Police were contacted. A CPG member and another man were arrested and are assisting with the investigations.
