A youth was fatally stabbed on Friday morning during an altercation with an older brother at Cummings Street, Bourda.
The deadly encounter occurred while Paul Anthony Chase, 24, of Norton Street, Lodge, was visiting his mother’s residence along with older brother Quincy Reynolds.
The two men would usually visit their mother’s residence for breakfast.
The Guyana Police Force, in a report, stated that around 7.15 am their mother, Sonia Chase, questioned Reynolds about a burnt spot on a mattress, which caused him to become annoyed. He began shouting at her in the living room area and eventually dealt her a cuff to her left eye, injuring her as a result.
The police said Paul, who saw what transpired, began arguing with his brother, who then armed himself with a knife and stabbed him to his chest and neck, as the two scuffled in the washroom area.
The police were summoned and the body of the deceased was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where Paul was pronounced dead on arrival.
Reynolds, who was arrested, had what appeared to be bite marks on his neck, the police noted.
Meanwhile, Sonia Chase told reporters that the two brothers had a misunderstanding which eventually turned fatal.
The woman explained that when she confronted the 27-year-old Reynolds about the mattress, he became upset. The grieving mother explained that the man denied having any knowledge about the matter and while she did not see him commit the act she knew he was usually around and so she had decided to ask.
According to the woman, she decided to drop the subject but Reynolds would not let it go. She said she then called her husband, who told her to call the police. Chase noted that Reynolds heard the call and dealt her a cuff to her left eye. The woman then decided to get dressed to leave and it was then that she heard a woman instructing the brothers to stop fighting.
Upon checking, she saw the deceased bleeding and the woman began screaming “Murder! Help!”
The grieving mother was devastated by the events and noted that she continuously told her children to live in love as siblings.
