An unemployed man was on Thursday remanded to prison after he was charged with the murder of  34-year-old Fareez Yassem of Lot 25, Belmont, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara (ECD) who was fatally stabbed during the wee hours of Monday close to his home.

Malcolm Brown, 30 of Belmont Mahaica, ECD was not required to plead to the charge. He was remanded until June 8, 2018 after appearing at the Mahaica Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Wanda Fortune.

Yassem was killed two days before his birth anniversary. The father of three was stabbed to death in his yard during a suspected robbery.

The fruits and vegetable vendor , who plied his trade outside a supermarket at Mahaicony , was stabbed more than a dozen times about the body and was found lying in a drain by his wife and neighbours crying out for help.