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The mother, Jennifer Dos Santos, said the incident which occurred on November 15th has left her son, Leonard Huggings nursing multiple stab wounds to his abdomen in the New Amsterdam Hospital.
The incident according to De Santos stemmed from an exchange of words at a gas station in Number 50, Corentyne between her son and a 14-year-old female. The girl stabbed Huggings after he slapped her for making derogatory statements about his mother.
The grieving mother disclosed, that it is likely that her son could be left paralyzed.
The suspect who was charged in the incident was released on $50,000 dollars bail, according to the woman.
Huggins of number 53 village Corentyne, Berbice, is a student of the Skeldon Technical Institute.
DeSantos said watching her son lay helpless in the hospital is Deja Vu, as she just lost her older son last year. Her son Eric Angel was employed with a gold miner in the interior as an armed security. He was reportedly murdered while on duty in May last year. The woman recalled her son contacting her via telephone on mother’s day telling her he will be out the next day, then she was suddenly greeted with the news of his death.
She is yet to receive justice for his death and now she is hoping that a thorough investigation would be done and she will get justice for Leonard.
Popular Rose Hall Town, Corentyne businessman called ‘Bobby’ was shot and seriously injured during an alleged robbery attempt on his clothing store minutes ago.
He was shot inside his business and has been admitted to a private hospital.
We will bring you more information as it becomes available.
Police are pursuing the men who have fled into the backdams of the Town.
Police Corporal Derwin Eastman and constable Jermine Williams were this afternoon jointly charged with the murder of Popular Berbice car park vendor Godfrey Scipio called “Saga”. Saga was killed on October 12th in the vicinity of the Sunset View Hotel at Stanley Place Kitty. The men appeared before magistrate Judy Latchman to answer to the indictable charge and were remanded to prison until December 5th before chief magistrate Ann McLennan to resign the case.
Attorney at law Nigel Hughes represented Eastman, while Dexter Todd represented Williams. Both attorneys asked the magistrate that the men be placed in protective custody since their lives could be in jeopardy if there are placed among hardcore criminals, many of whom the men played an instrumental role in placing behind bars.
Outside of the court room scores of persons gathered in shock and disbelief, while relatives and colleagues of the policemen seemed surprised.
Eastman prior to being charged maintained his innocence of the crime, he also called for a confrontation with the murder suspect who has implicated him. The Former Best Cop and a member of the intelligence arm of the Force professed his innocence of the allegations.
The decomposed body of 58-year-old Rajendra Persaud was discovered at Brighton Village Corentyne Berbice early this morning.
Persaud was said to be an employee at Sterling Products Limited as a shift operator. Chief Financial Officer of the company, Deodat Indar, disclosed to the media that Persaud should have reported to work on November 11, 2017, but he never did and had not been seen or heard from since.
According to information reaching this publication, the discovery was made by a cattle farmer, who was alerted by an obnoxious stench emanating from a clump of bushes. Upon investigating, the cattle farmer stumbled upon the badly decomposed body of Persaud.
Persons in the area were alerted and the Police were called in. Persaud was identified from a bank card he was carrying. Persaud’s relatives in Berbice, told this publication that they were not aware that Persaud was visiting the county during the time he went missing.
Investigations are continuing
A Corentyne businessman is left to pick up the pieces after his home was destroyed by fire. The man, 50-year-old Ramesh Khemraj of Lot 26 Number 70 Village, Corentyne said he was in neighbouring Suriname when was informed of the fire and returned home immediately. The man puts his losses at approximately $60 million.
The businessman said he imports biodegradable food boxes along with other items from China. Prior to that, the now-gutted building housed a supermarket. According to the devastated man whenever he leaves his home, the main switch is turned off but failed to so on his trip to Suriname. He explained that his refrigerator was left one, but said he is not sure whether the fire was an electrical one.
Khelaree Roopnarine, 61, the brother of Khemraj disclosed that upon arriving on the scene he saw smoke emanating from the building. He noted that the Corriverton fire department was informed of the incident along with two other fire departments. The man said the tenders arrived almost an hour after being informed of the incident.
Despite the best efforts of neighbours to save the building, the fire was too large to be extinguished by a bucket brigade.
Eyewitnesses said the fire became out of control after spreading to a nearby beer garden which was also completely burnt.
Sabie Khemraj, Ramesh Khemraj’s sister owned the Beer Garden. Sabie currently resides in Holland, but another brother manages the business in her absence, while her father 88-year-old Khemraj takes care of her home which is connected to the beer garden.
According to the elderly Khemraj, he smelled smoke and upon inquiring he saw the neighbouring house up in flames.
The elderly Khemraj said he did not believe that his home would have been caught in the process, as such he went to render assistance to extinguish the blaze at his son’s residence.
The pensioner explained his home was eventually destroyed. An investigation is currently ongoing by the Guyana Fire Service.
McDonald was reacting to the sudden demise of Richard Ishmael teacher, Kescia Branche who was found unconscious on the road after leaving a city nightclub. McDonald was struggling to come to terms with what she describes as the heartless manner in which Branche was treated by whoever inflicted the injuries she sustained.
Saddened by the young teacher’s demise, McDonald used the opportunity to caution teachers to be careful of the places they go to and the friends they associate with.
GTU President Mark Lyte said another life and brilliant mind has been taken from the teaching profession.
Lyte is assuring family members of the young teacher that the Guyana Teachers union will stand by their side in their time of grief.
Branche succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday, days after she was found unconscious at the corners of Princess Street and Louisa Row, Georgetown. There are reports that the woman left the nightclub in the presence of two police constables, four police constables are currently under close arrest.
A peacemaker was killed Wednesday afternoon in North Ruimveldt, Georgetown shortly after he attempted to break up a fight between two brothers. Dead is 37, year-old, Hafeez Douglas. Residents said the man was stabbed several times and died on the spot. The incident occurred in front of this shop in the community.His assailant was taken into custody.
The incident angered residents who spoke highly of the Douglas. An eyewitness told this newscast that after the victim intervened in the altercation, the suspect whipped out a weapon and stabbed Douglas.
Residents expressed their anger at the suspect when he was about to leave the North Ruimveldt outpost escorted by Police.
Douglas’ relatives were emotional when his body was removed from the scene. His mother, Alter Douglas then spoke with this newscast.
The Police are continuing their probe into the matter.
A resident of North Ruimveldt, Georgetown was moments ago stabbed to death while he was attempting to make peace between two persons. We will provide more details shortly.
