Police are investigating the murder of 19-year-old Orlando Samaroo of Lot 439 Belle West, West Bank Demerara, which occurred between 2024-05-16 and 2024-05-17 at Belle West (Phase #2).
The suspect is a 31-year-old miner from Belle West Housing Scheme.
The police said in a release yesterday that Samaroo and the suspect had a past confrontation, where Samaroo had allegedly beaten and robbed the 31-year-old. From that point onward, they had several misunderstandings.
On Thursday, May 16th 2024, at about 2 pm, Samaroo was reportedly sitting under a bus shed in Belle West in the company of several men when the suspect, armed with a knife, approached him. The suspect immediately held onto Samaroo’s jersey and stabbed him several times in his abdomen. He subsequently escaped the scene on foot.
Samaroo was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where doctors on duty admitted him as a patient. He was subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at 10:00 hrs on 2024-05-17.
The body is at the GPHC’s Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Several persons were questioned in the area, and useful information was gathered. Police are looking for the suspect as investigations continue.
