Several persons are in police custody following the Old Year’s Day murder of Wendell Tappin, 23, of 88 James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown.

Police said at about 16:00 h on December 31, 2009, at Hill Street, Albouystown, Tappin was involved in an argument with another man who inflicted stab wounds to his chest and escaped.

He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Tappin was stabbed and chopped to death during a row over a cell phone.