Venezuelan national stabbed to death while defending wife from being robbed

A Venezuelan national was stabbed to death in the wee hours of Sunday while protecting his wife from a man who attempted to steal her purse. The crime took place in the vicinity of Blast Beer Garden at Grove on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD).
The victim has been identified as Oscar Sanchez, 37, of Eccles, EBD.
Police stated that on the day in question, the now dead man’s wife, Avie Mario Leane Tores, who works at the bar, had finished her shift at about 12:30h. As such, she was joined by her husband and some other Venezuelans and they began consuming alcohol in front of the establishment.

However, at about 4:00h, the suspect, known to both her and her husband, approached her and attempted to take away the purse she was holding in her left hand.
In response, Sanchez intervened, leading to an argument between him and the suspect, who was armed with a knife. During the altercation, the suspect repeatedly stabbed Sanchez about his body.
As a result, Sanchez collapsed to the ground, remaining motionless as the suspect fled on foot in a southern direction along Grove Public Road, EBD.
The Police were summoned to the scene where they found Sanchez lying on the ground in a motionless state. There were multiple stab wounds to the back of the left shoulder, the centre of the back, left back elbow, left shoulder front, middle of the throat, left side lower rib, and his right thumb.
He was picked up and taken to the Diamond Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives have since questioned several persons and are in the process of reviewing CCTV footage retrieved from the business place.
The suspect remains on the run.