A 25-year-old labourer of Enterprise, East Coast Demerara was murdered on Saturday night, allegedly by three men during an argument over a motorcycle at Park Street, Enterprise. The suspects are yet to be arrested.
According to a police press release, the murder of Trevoltor Mangal occurred at about 19:00 hrs on Saturday. It said that Mangal’s mother, Nalanie Chand, a 61-year-old housewife of Gandhi Street, Enterprise, told investigators that her son left home at about 17:00 hrs on Saturday, wearing a cream-coloured jersey and short brown pants.
It is alleged that at about 18:30 hrs, Mangal purchased a beer at a bar in Park Street Enterprise, and sat outside the bar. About ten minutes later, the three suspects entered the same bar, went to a pool table, and a game began. All three suspects are frequent customers at the bar, the release said.
The bartender told police that he overheard Mangal arguing with one of the three suspects over a motorcycle. Subse-quently, the three suspects left, heading West on Park Street, and Mangal followed, the release stated.
At about 19:00 hrs, residents standing in front of PlayLand Restaurant observed the three suspects chasing Mangal. They caught up with him, the police were told, and a “scuffle” occurred. Mangal managed to escape his attackers and ran back towards the bar while the three suspects continued to chase him, the release said.
It added that when he got there, he called out to the bartender, then collapsed and lost consciousness, at which point, the trio escaped.
Mangal was picked up by a police mobile anti-crime patrol in an unconscious state with a single stab wound to the chest. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he was seen by a doctor on duty and pronounced dead on arrival, the police said.
His body was taken to the GPH mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Several people were questioned, which led to the police learning the suspects’ names. They are yet to be arrested, the release said.
In 2020, Mangal known as Troy and Errol Thapordeen called ‘Bowie’ were charged with the murder of Rudendra Persaud and remanded to prison.
Persaud was fatally struck in his head while at his cousin’s wedding at Non Pareil, East Coast Demerara.
Mangal and Thapordeen had appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court. They were not required to plead to the indictable charge and were remanded to prison. It is unclear on what basis Mangal was eventually released from prison.
Mangal was allegedly among a gang of about six men, who, armed with pieces of wood and cutlasses, invaded the wedding house, where they relieved several guests of their belongings. Persaud was struck in the head with a piece of wood and sustained a fractured skull.
