A 24-year-old Essequibo resident succumbed at a city hospital on Thursday, more than a week after he was fatally struck to his head during an argument at a snackette at Henrietta Village.
Dead is Kurt Stephney called, ‘Junior,’ of Henrietta Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, who was struck around 8.15 am on Wednesday, May 5th, at Henrietta Village, Essequibo Coast.
Stephney was taken to the Suddie Hospital, where he was admitted in a serious condition. He was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he succumbed last Thursday morning.
The police, in a press release, said that their investigations revealed that Stephney, the suspect and other persons were present at a snackette when an argument erupted over a pack of biscuits.
During the row, Stephney allegedly attacked the suspect with a piece of wood.
However, the suspect managed to disarm him and dealt him a blow to his head with the same piece of wood.
The suspect, Ayodele Gray, 43 was arrested and later charged with attempted murder.
He was placed on $500,000 bail.
It is expected that Gray will now have to face a murder charge.
