A 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed at the Kitty Seawall in Georgetown on Sunday night after an argument escalated into a fight. Another 16-year-old is in police custody in connection with the killing.
Stephon David, of San Souci, Canal Number One, West Bank Demerara, was walking west along the seawalls with a 14-year-old friend around 9:14 p.m. when they encountered a group of young men.
The argument reportedly began after one of the young men brushed shoulders with David. During the fight, the suspect allegedly pulled out what appeared to be a knife and stabbed David in the right side of his chest, just below his armpit.
David collapsed and the group reportedly fled. Emergency medical technicians took him to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead while receiving treatment.
Investigators reviewed footage from government surveillance cameras and arrested the suspect, who is from Albouystown, near Stabroek Market. Two cutlasses with suspected bloodstains were reportedly found during a search. Both were secured for forensic examination.
David had left home around 4 p.m. that day after telling his father he was going out to spend time with friends.
The suspect remains in custody at the Brickdam Police Station. David’s body is at the Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
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