A father of three yesterday succumbed to a stab wound allegedly inflicted on him by his brother.
Dead is Anil Samsudeen, 33, a barber and handyman of Parika Outfall, Sea Dam, East Bank Essequibo. According to the police, Samsudeen succumbed to his injury yesterday at 7:25 hrs while a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital. The police reported that at about 23:00 hrs on Wednesday, Samsudeen’s 28-year-old brother went home intoxicated and told his 61-year-old mother that he wanted his food. The man’s mother however told him to serve himself at which point he became enraged and threw the pot with the food to the ground. The man also started to verbally abuse his mother.
Samsudeen, who lived next door, heard the confrontation and went over to enquire. He then told his brother to stop his misbehaviour but he (the suspect) refused to listen. The suspect then asked the victim if he wanted to do something about it and the victim replied “if you want do something come do it.” The younger brother then allegedly armed himself with a knife, walked up to his brother and stabbed him in the abdomen before escaping.
Samsudeen was rushed to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was examined and then transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further observation in a critical condition. His older brother Rishi Ramkhellawan told this newspaper that he was contacted by their sister who told him what had transpired. He said that Samsudeen had already been transported to the hospital when he arrived, so he went to report the matter to the police.
According to Ramkhellawan, he was informed of his younger brother’s whereabouts and went to see him. The police later arrested him. The man is currently in custody at the Leonora Police Station as investigations continue. The weapon was also retrieved by the police.
