A 39-year-old construction worker has been arrested in connection with the killing of 17-year-old Akeem Bannister after his legal representatives handed him over to police on Monday.
The suspect, of Westminster, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), was taken to the La Parfaite Harmonie Police Station around 10:50 a.m. on Monday.
Police said he had injuries about his body and was subsequently escorted to the West Demerara Regional Hospital for medical attention.
Bannister, known as “Boy”, died following a confrontation near a supermarket at Westminster on Sunday afternoon. The teenager, also a construction worker from the community, was allegedly stabbed three times in his lower limbs.
According to the initial police account, an argument following a card game escalated into a confrontation between a 26-year-old construction worker and another man between 3:30 p.m. and 3:55 p.m.
Police said the 26-year-old allegedly armed himself with a cutlass and chopped the other man on his right hand. That man reportedly drew a knife, and a struggle followed during which the construction worker sustained injuries.
Bannister subsequently became involved in the confrontation and was allegedly stabbed.
He and the injured 26-year-old were taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where Bannister died while receiving treatment. The other construction worker was also treated.
Investigators previously reported obtaining CCTV footage from the surrounding area for review.
