A Sunday night gathering ended tragically after a fight resulted in the deaths of two men near a popular bar in Manchester, Corentyne.
The incident which occurred sometime between 11.30 pm and midnight, claimed the lives of Mark Simon, 29, of Liverpool, Corentyne and Kempton Gray, 23, of Alness, Corentyne. Three others, Bhiron Robertson, called ‘Bows’, 31, of Liverpool; Samuel Fraser, 32, of Liverpool and Gary Tyndall, 32, of Courtland, Corentyne, sustained gaping wounds about their bodies.
When Stabroek News approached the owner of the bar for a comment he stated that the incident did not occur on his premises, but next door. He also stated that when the fight broke out he was at his home and by the time he got to the scene friends and family were taking injured victims to the hospital.
According to a police release, “…A group of men were imbibing at a