Ten persons according to Stabroek News’ records were killed during the month of August, a slight decrease when compared to July. More than half of the killings occurred in the poorly manned E&F Division with knives being the weapon of choice in most of the cases.
There were six murders in E&F Division and one each in `C’ (East Coast), `D’ (West Demerara), `G’ (Essequibo Coast), and `A’ (Georgetown) Divisions.
Police have been able to lay charges in