POLICE apprehended a suspect who admitted to killing a 35-year-old man and injuring his girlfriend during a misunderstanding in Sophia on Christmas night.

Dead is Celwin Mark Allen, called `Marcus’, an employee of Noble House Seafoods Limited and a resident of ‘E’ Field, Sophia. He sustained several stab wounds about his body and was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH). His girlfriend, Nalydiah Henry was admitted to the same hospital.

Enquiries disclosed that the victims were attacked and stabbed multiple times by the suspect who was armed with a knife.

It was reported that Allen shortly before the incident, interfered with a friend of the suspect who rebuked him and not satisfied inflicted the fatal injuries and also wounded his girlfriend who went to his assistance. The victims were rushed to the hospital by a police patrol where Allen was pronounced dead on arrival.