A 28-year-old pork-knocker of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, is in police custody for the murder on Friday night of a Red Hill labourer at Port Kaituma, Region One.
The dead man has been identified by police as 44-year-old Joel Ramitt, of Red Hill, North West District, Region One.
According to a police release, at about 21:00 hours on Friday, the pork-knocker secured his room and left. However, about 23:00 hours the same day, a man saw Ramitt jumping out of the port-knocker’s room window with a haversack on his back. The eyewitness who saw Ramitt took hold of him along with the haversack and went to the pork-knocker.
When the eyewitness explained to the pork-knocker what he saw Ramitt doing, the pork-knocker checked the haversack and recognised it was his, then pulled a knife from his waist and stabbed Ramitt in his abdomen. The wounded man then ran to the Port Kaituma Police Station where he made a report.
The ranks at the station then rushed him to the Port Kaituma hospital where he was admitted.
Ramitt succumbed to his injuries at about 08:00 yesterday and his body was taken to the Port Kaituma mortuary where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The suspect was subsequently contacted by police who informed him of the offence committed, cautioned him and placed him under arrest. A search was conducted of the suspect’s room and a black handled knife with a red substance on it that appeared to be blood was discovered.
The suspect is currently in custody at the Port Kaituma Police station as investigations are ongoing.
