The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that the accused in the fatal stabbing of fisherman Alexander Yhap be charged with manslaughter.
The suspect, also a fisherman, 21, is expected to appear tomorrow in a Berbice court, where the charge will be instituted against him.
Yhap, also known as ‘John’, 25, of Lot 84 Kilcoy, Corentyne, sustained three stab wounds during a fight at a Superbet two streets away from his house. The two men, who had previously fought, are reported to have had a dispute stemming from Yhap asking a girl to plait his hair. Although the girl is a minor, the accused is reported to have been interested in her and took exception to Yhap seeking her services.
He succumbed at the New Amsterdam Public Hospital while receiving treatment.
A post-mortem examination has since revealed that the father of two died as a result of the stab wound he sustained to his chest.
According to an eyewitness, Yhap and his wife, Mineisha Chandralall, also known, as ‘Angeli,’ 22, were at a Superbet location in the village, when the suspect arrived just around 7 pm.
The eyewitness had said the deceased and the suspect were drinking in their separate corners when suddenly an argument ensued between the two. “Them start fight and then Piken just take out one Rambo knife and stab the boy pon underneath,” the man had noted.
The suspect had fled the scene and ventured out to the Corentyne River with a fishing boat in hopes of escaping. However, police quickly located a boat and chased after the suspect and placed him under arrest.
