A Rosignol, West Bank Berbice man died after he was beaten with a piece of wood and stabbed while leaving a shop in his neighbourhood yesterday afternoon.
Dead is Feroze Khan, 48, of Carriage Road, Rosignol, West Bank Berbice. The police yesterday afternoon said that a manhunt was on for the suspect who has since been identified by an eyewitness.
According to information gathered, around 2 pm yesterday Khan was at a grocery shop at Bennet Dam, Rosignol when the suspect entered and purchased a bottle of water after which he left.
However, as Khan was leaving the shop the suspect rushed towards him with a piece of wood in his hand and dealt him several lashes about his body.
After Khan fell to the ground, the suspect whipped out a knife from his pants waist and dealt him a stab.
Khan was eventually escorted to the Fort Wellington Public Hospital by police who were quickly summoned to the location, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body is currently at the Bailey’s Funeral Parlour awaiting a post-mortem examination.
