A Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) employee was today charged with the murder of Kyle Chase, the South Ruimveldt youth who police say was stabbed to death by his girlfriend’s jealous ex.
Nigel Thomas, 22, of Albouystown appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in a Georgetown court, where he was read the indictable charge. It states that on December 30th, 2019, at Guyhoc, he murdered Chase.
Police Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield told the court that on the day in question, Thomas went to the home of his ex-girlfriend and saw the now deceased man along with three others inside. An argument ensued between Thomas and Chase and a fight between the two followed. During the fight, Mansfield said, Chase sustained a stab wound to his neck and other parts of his body with a screw driver. Thomas was also injured after he was hit with a beer bottle.
The altercation was reported at the East Ruimveldt Police Outpost and Thomas was arrested the next day.
Thomas was represented by attorney-at-law Adrian Thompson, who related to the court that his client had suffered injuries during the scuffle and that after Thomas was arrested, he was treated only once for his injury and even though he was suffering from a headache, he had not been taken to get any follow up treatments.
Thomas was subsequently remanded to prison until January 28th.
The Guyana Police Force previously said the stabbing occurred at 9.45 pm on the date mentioned at Mazaruni Street, Guyhoc Park, where Chase, along with his cousin, was at the home of his girlfriend playing cards. Two other men visited the home, including Thomas, who reportedly became enraged upon seeing Chase at the residence. An argument ensued, which led to a scuffle between Chase and Thomas, who stabbed him several times with a screw driver. The deceased’s cousin also sustained injuries. Chase was rushed to the Davis Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The police noted that the deceased man’s cousin was treated and discharged from the hospital and Thomas was admitted as a patient under police guard at the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was being treated for a wound to the head.
