The suspect in the 2017 murder of a Plaisance, East Coast Demerara welder, was arrested on Wednesday by the police and has reportedly confessed to the murder.
Twenty-five-year-old Darnell Pompey on December 25, 2017, succumbed to injuries he suffered after being stabbed in the neck following an altercation with a reputed gang member who had targeted him for some time.
Pompey died about one week after he was stabbed in the neck.
The police in a statement said that the suspect, a Britton Street, Plaisance, East Coast Demerara resident, who goes by the alias of ‘Meaty’, was arrested on Wednesday in the town of Bartica. According to the police the suspect had been evading detectives since December 2017. Police say following the suspect’s apprehension which came as a result of intelligence gathered, he confessed to committing the crime.
According to reports, Pompey was confronted by the suspect and they had an exchange of words which escalated into a scuffle. The suspect then whipped out a knife and stabbed Pompey in his neck.
Following the incident, Pompey was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was placed in the Intensive Care Unit but never regained consciousness prior to his death.
