A 37-year-old Cuban labourer died after a stabbing incident at his Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara (EBD) residence on Tuesday night, and the man with whom he shared a room is in police custody.
The deceased has been identified as Lazaro Yasmany Izquierdo Duarte.
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), another occupant of the two-storey building heard a loud noise around 9:45 p.m. and went to investigate.
The occupant reportedly found Duarte lying in a pool of blood in the hallway with several suspected stab wounds. His roommate, a 38-year-old Cuban national, was allegedly standing nearby holding a knife.
Police said the two men occupied a room on the lower floor of the building.
The person who discovered Duarte alerted other residents, and the matter was reported to police.
Responding ranks found Duarte unconscious and took him to the Diamond Regional Hospital. A doctor pronounced him dead at approximately 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, October 21.
His body was subsequently transferred to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
The suspect was taken to the Golden Grove Police Station and handed over to police following the incident. He remains in custody. Investigations are continuing.
