A 17-year-old construction worker died after being stabbed during a confrontation that followed an argument over a card game at Westminster, La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), on Sunday afternoon.
Dead is Akeem Bannister, known as “Boy”, of Westminster. A 26-year-old construction worker from the same community was also injured.
Police are searching for a 30-year-old vendor in connection with the incident, which occurred near a supermarket between 3:30 p.m. and 3:55 p.m.
According to preliminary investigations, an argument arose following a card game and escalated into a confrontation between the 26-year-old construction worker and the vendor.
Police said the construction worker allegedly armed himself with a cutlass and chopped the vendor on his right hand. The vendor then reportedly drew a knife, and the two became involved in a physical struggle during which the construction worker sustained injuries.
Bannister subsequently became involved in the confrontation. Police allege that the vendor stabbed him three times in his lower limbs.
Bannister and the injured construction worker were taken to the West Demerara Regional Hospital. The teenager died while receiving medical attention, while the other man was treated.
Investigators have obtained CCTV footage from the surrounding area and are reviewing it. The suspect has not yet been apprehended. Investigations into the alleged murder and unlawful wounding continue.
