A 37-year-old Cuban labourer was fatally stabbed at his Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara residence on Tuesday night and his roommate is in police custody.
Police identified the dead man as Lazaro Yasmany Izquierdo Duarte. The incident occurred at about 9.45 pm in a two-storey building where Duarte and the suspect, a 38-year-old Cuban national, shared a room on the lower flat.
According to a police release, another occupant heard a loud noise and, on investigating, found Duarte lying in a pool of blood in the hallway with several suspected stab wounds. The suspect was reportedly standing nearby holding a knife.
The occupant alerted other residents and the matter was reported to the police.
Ranks who visited the building found Duarte unconscious and took him to the Diamond Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 12.01 am on Wednesday.
His body was subsequently taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home to await a post-mortem examination.
Police said the suspect was taken to the Golden Grove Police Station and handed over to ranks following the incident. He remains in custody as investigations continue.
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