Police are investigating the gruesome murder of 23-year-old mechanic, Andrew Baljit, who was stabbed to death several times while in his bedroom at Timehri, East Bank Demerara.

According to reports reaching the Guyana Chronicle, the perpetrator (s) apparently grabbed him by the neck through his bedroom window and stabbed him several times about the body and in region of the heart.

His father and step mother heard loud screams coming from the room but could not gain access since his door was locked. They subsequently managed to get inside and found him in a bloodied state.

However, the young man died while on the way to the Diamond Hospital. The Guyana Chronicle understands that the perpetrator (s) did not go inside the house and residents are shocked that someone wanted the young man dead. They described Baljit as a decent and easy going person.

The young mechanic operate from his father’s property, where the murder took place.