Insaf Zakir, the 26-year-old taxi driver who was brutally stabbed by bandits who posed as customers, has succumbed to his injuries.
Zakir, called ‘Gadafy,’ of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), succumbed at the Georgetown Public Hospital on Tuesday.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) had reported that Zakir was attacked around 23.10 hrs on Monday at Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara (WCD).
Zakir was stabbed several times to his chest and robbed of his cellular phone, worth $48,000, by three suspects, including a woman who was carrying a baby.
He was taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital and was later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
According to the police, Zakir had told investigators that he was at the Tuschen car park when he was approached by a woman, who was holding a baby, and two men.
They requested to be taken to Best Village, WCD.
As the suspects were in the vicinity of Crane Housing Scheme, the police said one of the men, who was seated behind Zakir, grabbed him by his neck and demanded that he hand over his valuables.
However, Zakir resisted and the man pulled out a knife and stabbed him several times to his chest. The other male suspect then relieved Zakir of his Samsung Galaxy A20 cellular phone before he and his accomplices made good their escape on foot.
A police investigation is ongoing. Up to yesterday no arrest had been made.
