A 26-year-old construction worker succumbed at a city hospital on Sunday afternoon, less than a day after he was allegedly stuck in his head by a gang of men who invaded a Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara wedding house.
Dead is Rudendra Persaud called ‘Boyo’, a resident of 17th Street, Foulis, Enmore, ECD.
Stabroek News was reliably informed that Persaud was attacked around 1am on Sunday after he attempted to fend off the gang of men who allegedly invaded the wedding house and relieved several guests of their belongings.
He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in an unconscious condition. He succumbed to his injuries around 5 pm.
Several other persons were also said to have sustained injuries. Their identities were not immediately known.
When Stabroek News contacted the dead man’s mother yesterday she was inconsolable. His brother-in-law, Deon Marks briefly explained that the incident took place while Persaud was attending his cousin’s wedding.
According to Marks, a gang of about six men, who were armed with pieces of wood and cutlasses invaded the wedding house, where they relieved several guests of their belongings.
Among those robbed was a female cousin of Persaud.
“They were robbing people. Snatching chains and stuff. He (Persaud) tried to shield everybody from being attacked,” Marks said.
During the process, he said Persaud was struck in his head with a piece of wood.
The incident has left the family in a state of shock.
It remains unclear whether any arrest/s has been made.
