The police are investigating the killing of a 42-year-old rice farmer of Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara (ECD), who was stabbed and beaten in an altercation on Tuesday night.
The dead man has been identified as Richard Persaud, called ‘Rasho,’ of Wash Clothes, Mahaicony.
The Guyana Police Force said in a statement that the fatal altercation occurred sometime about 21:30 hrs on Tuesday and involved the now dead man, his drinking buddies and the suspect.