THE teenager whose body was found with stab wounds along Ogle Access Road, East Coast Demerara on Monday has since been identified by relatives as Bhaker Azeez, called ‘Andy,’ 17, of Lot 129 Third Street, Montrose.

The body was identified yesterday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation mortuary.
The former employee of Buddy’s Auto Sales located at Goedverwagting, East Coast Demerara, was last seen alive on Monday night shortly after he left home for an unknown destination with friends.

Grandfather of the deceased, Abdool Kadir, 61, told this publication that his grandson was at home when a friend, who also resides in the village, called him out and he left home but returned sometime after.

He added, however, that upon his grandson’s return home he overheard him on the cell phone saying to someone, “I can’t make it now.” He hung up and went to the upper flat of the house where he resided with his sister.

The elderly man related that, after Azeez returned home, he retired to bed in the lower flat of the two-storey house, but he went out again.

He explained that the youth was in the habit of leaving home without informing them where he was going and with whom, so they are unaware how he met his demise.

Azeez did not return home on Monday night and it was until Tuesday morning they began enquiring of his whereabouts since he had left his cell phone at home. That evening they learnt via a TV newscast that an unidentified body was found and they decided to show up with the police to see if it was their loved one.

At the GPHC morgue their worst fears were confirmed following the identification of the body from the varying tattoos he had imprinted on his chest, displaying the names of his mother, sister, and niece and a cross and a rose.

Azeez’s mother, Zabida Azeez, told this publication yesterday that her son was not working for some time until he secured a job with Buddy’s Auto Sales but he lost that job and was at home.

She could not say what might have transpired leading up to his death or who would have wanted to harm her son since she lives elsewhere. However, they are seeking answers.

The grieving mother has no idea how her son ended up at the location where his body was found, but she is hoping the police can crack the case and bring the perpetrator(s) to justice.

A post-mortem will be conducted tomorrow.

Police had reported that at about 20:30 hrs on Monday, a man of East Indian descent was found with suspected stab wounds and taken to the GPHC where he succumbed while receiving medical attention.

The report had said also that the deceased had the letters A, N, D, Y in the form of a tattoo on the fingers of his right hand and also had tattoos of the names Sheila, Falicia, Bibi and Fara, along with a cross and a rose on his chest.
Written By Michel Outridge