Fisherman stabbed to death during rum spree
October 20, 2014 By GuyanaTimes
Dead: Suresh “Blackboy†Ramnarine
Dead: Suresh “Blackboy†Ramnarine
By Bhisham Mohamed
A drinking spree involving two friends at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, turned tragic on Sunday afternoon after one of them whipped out a knife and inflicted a single wound to the other’s left side, damaging his spine in the process.
Suresh “Blackboy†Ramnarine, 20, of Lot 209 Zeelugt, died on his way to the Leonora Cottage Hospital while the suspect, “Burnham†is in Police custody.
He has since confessed to the murder and directed the Police to the murder weapon, which was thrown into a clump of bushes after he inflicted the injury.
Based on reports received, the two men who both work on sea were imbibing at “Burnhamâ€â€™s during which an argument ensued followed by a little “chuckingâ€. It was during this time, Burnham pulled out a knife that he usually carries and stabbed Ramnarine.
In a bid to escape, Ramnarine ran towards the sea wall where he collapsed in front of a relative’s home. Persons in the neighbourhood managed to apprehend Burnham who attempted to flee the scene and was subsequently handed over to the Police.
Velo Ramnarine, mother of the dead man told Guyana Times that she was doing house chores when a neighbour related the dreaded news. The distraught woman stated that she immediately called a taxi and went to the scene. There, she noted that her son was lying in a pool of blood and was panting for breath.
“Hard talkingâ€
She added that the Police arrived a few minutes later and rushed her son to the Leonora Cottage Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The suspect, she related, told relatives that they had a ‘lil hard talk’ during which he stabbed him unintentionally.
The mother stated that her son left home around 08:00h with the intention of meeting a businessman in the area to discuss going to sea. She posited that he was not wearing any shirt when he left the home and thought that he would return shortly.
The woman added that after he did not return home, she thought he might have stopped by a female friend in the area. “Ever since he come from sea on Thursday, he deh by this gal and she mother … I went to them house and find he deh on Friday… all ah dem bin a drink and I tell he to beware of them people, that them go be the cause for he death and so seh so done,†she cried.
However, when Guyana Times visited the house where it was alleged that the stabbing occurred, a young woman refuted these claims, noting that they had not seen Ramnarine for the day. They claimed that he was drinking with his boss and his boss’s son when he was stabbed.
“After the cussout with he family last week Friday, we tell he that he must not come home hay … that we nah want problems with he family … so when we hear he get stabbed, we run out to see wah happen by we get another cussing from he family saying that we ah de cause.â€
The dead man’s grandfather, who is known as “Lallâ€, told the Guyana Times that he went to collect the “Because we care†cash vouchers and on his way back, he heard that his grandson was stabbed. He went to the scene and saw his grandson in a pool of blood.
He assisted the Police in picking up the injured man and took him to the hospital, but it was too late.
The distraught grandfather said that doctors confirmed that the young man was stabbed once, and the wound measures one inch in width and six inches in depth. They also confirmed that due to the deepness, his spine was damaged, the man related.
Others in the neighbourhood told the Guyana Times that the two men were good friends and were not sure of a reason for the murder. Ramnarine leaves to mourn his mother, six siblings and other relatives.
His body is at the Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem. (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
