Afzal Deendial, a 21-year-old resident of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was last Tuesday arraigned in the Georgetown Court of Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan on a charge alleging that he murdered Karim Khayoum, who was stabbed to death during a cricket match at the CIOG ground on Woolford Avenue, Georgetown on Friday last.
Murdered: Karim Khayoum
The Police have said that Deendial murdered Khayoum on August 12 at the Muslim Youth Organization ground on Woodford Avenue, Georgetown.
Deendial, a student of the University of Guyana, was not required to plead to the indictable charge. He will make his next court appearance on September 19.
Khayoum, 25, of Regent Street, Georgetown, who was engaged to be married on August 21, 2022, was allegedly stabbed to death by the accused during an argument which developed between them while they were playing a game of cricket.
It has been reported that the late Khayoum, who normally played cricket, met up with his friends on Friday evening last, after he had completed shopping for his wedding.
Charged: Afzal Deendial
During cricket games, there would be some “name calling”, but on Friday evening that name calling turned deadly.
Khayoum and the suspect, whom he had considered a close friend, were engaged in a heated argument, during which the suspect picked up a knife and stabbed him in the region of the heart.
The young man collapsed, but was picked up and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The assailant was arrested, and during interrogation, he confessed to committing the heinous crime.
It was further reported that Deendial had benefited from Karim’s mentoring, as well as the mentoring of others in his faith. The groom-to-be was laid to rest on Tuesday.
