– under police guard

THE uncle who is the main suspect in the murder on Monday at Bush Lot, on the Essequibo Coast, is presently a patient at the Suddie Public Hospital, under police guard.

The man, 57-year-old Kenrick Armagon, also known as “Ricky”, is currently nursing injuries, among them a few broken ribs, owing to the fight he and his nephew had on Monday midday.
Though wracked with pain, “Ricky” is already professing his innocence, claiming that he was provoked into doing what he did.
“I telling y’all, I ain’t just stab he like that; he aggravated me, and in self-defence, I did it,” the suspect said.

Now that he’s come to, “Ricky” recalled that he was first accosted by his nephew accusing him of saying something untoward about his daughter, and because both of them were intoxicated, an argument ensued followed by a fight.
He is claiming to have suffered internal injuries, due to the aggressive behaviour of his now deceased nephew.
He also said that he is lucky to be alive, since his nephew might have stabbed him instead, and that the murder weapon is a knife he regularly uses to pick and peel mangoes.

The tragic incident has resulted in the death of 36-year-old Naresh Ramdass, of Bush Lot Village on the Essequibo Coast. The deceased had a heated argument with his uncle, during which he was stabbed in the chest. His body was found on the Bush Lot foreshore, about 20 feet from where he lived.
He was discovered by his wife, Rehanna, who alerted neighbours and the police. He was taken by the police to the Suddie Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, leaving a three-month-old baby and a wife he’d only gotten married to three years ago.
His body is presently at the Suddie Mortuary awaiting a post mortem examination.
The deceased had recently moved to the Essequibo Coast after residing for years at Wakapoa, on the lower Pomeroon River.

Residents in the area say that Ramdass and his uncle are habitual drinkers and would often get into petty fights.
It is alleged that the uncle usually smokes “weed”, and is in the habit of threatening passersby whenever he does.
Both men are fishermen and would usually spend most of their time at sea. The suspect recently returned from a stint there.