The Guyana Police Force yesterday issued a wanted bulletin for a 32-year-old Brazilian national, who knifed a drinking buddy to death and wounded another after an argument at Balamani Backdam, Cuyuni River, earlier this month.
The police said that Marcio Magalhaes Santos, whose last known addresses are Boa Vista, Brazil and Balamani Backdam, North West District, is wanted for questioning in relation to the attack.
The identity of the man killed in the attack, which occurred on November 3rd, remains unknown, while the other victim has been identified as Vivian La Cruz.
The police had said that the now dead man, La Cruz and the suspect were drinking at a shop at Balamani Landing when an argument erupted.
As a result, the suspect is reported to have whipped out a knife and stabbed the men multiple times about their bodies.
The victims were transported to the Bartica Hospital, where the unidentified man was pronounced dead. La Cruz was treated and transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital. He has since been discharged.
Anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of Santos is asked to contact the police on telephone numbers 777-5007, 777-4007, 911 or the nearest police station.
