The police are currently on the hunt for a suspect in connection with the murder of two Stewartville residents who were stabbed reportedly by two persons during a scuffle early yesterday morning in the vicinity of District Club located at Leonora, West Coast Demerara.
Dead is Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir, a 30-year-old carpenter of Lot 1 Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, and Arvinda Roopram, a 25-year-old construction worker of Lot 52 Stewartville, West Coast Demerara. The other suspect, the police say, is currently hospitalised and is in critical condition.
Enquiries have revealed that about 02.50 hours, Nasir, Roopram, and the two suspects had a scuffle that ensued from a heated argument. As a result Roopram suffered several stab wounds about his body, while Nasir sustained one stab wound to his upper abdomen.
Meanwhile, one suspect, a 28-year-old security guard, sustained one stab wound to his upper abdomen, while the second suspect fled the scene.
Nasir and Roopram were taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital by ranks of the Anti-Crime Patrol and pronounced dead on arrival. The security guard was also taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, then transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he remains under police guard. His condition is regard as critical.
So far, several persons have been questioned and police have recovered a black-handled ‘Rambo’ knife, as the investigation continues.
