Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old bus driver of 95 West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown, on Thursday night at the Linden bus park, Water and Hadfield streets, Georgetown.
Dead is Zehron Nieuenkirk.
According to a police report, an eyewitness stated that the fatal stabbing which took place at about 2100 hours on Thursday, stemmed from a joke which Nieuenkirk started by pinching the suspect.
The eyewitness, a 23-year-old construction worker said that he was sitting in front of the Parliament Buildings fence when Nieuenkirk came up to chat with him. However, a woman approached and stopped beside Nieuenkirk, who proceeded to ‘pinch her on her hand. In response, the woman knocked away Nieuenkirk’s hand and pulled a knife from her waist. The victim told the suspect, that what she pulled out, she could not use it on him. As the suspect turned to walk away, Nieuenkirk hugged and lifted her from behind in a playful manner.
The eyewitness further said he heard the victim make a sound and told the suspect: “This is what you done to me girl.” He then pulled down his pants and showed the eyewitness a wound in the area near his groin, which was bleeding and told him that the suspect had inflicted it on him. The female suspect known as Vanessa, then ran away towards the Linden bus park with the knife in her hand and escaped.
Meanwhile, Nieuenkirk was placed in a minibus and transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he was admitted and at about 23.30 hours that night, he succumbed to his injuries.
The body is currently at the GPH mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination. Attempts to locate the suspect have been without success so far.
