A 23-year-old young man who alleged that he was beaten by two brothers on Monday as he sought to complain to an older relative of theirs about a previous assault, is being processed for court by investigatng ranks.

In a recent interview with the Guyana Chronicle, Ezra DenHearte, who is originally from Region 10, (Upper Demerara-Upper Berbice) indicated that for some time now he has been staying in the community of Kuru Kururu with his older brother.
The young man stated that on Sunday, December 9, he was at a liming spot with one of the brothers and another friend when the smaller of the brothers, whom he described as a ‘hot head,’ began enquiring about a cigarette lighter.

DenHearte said that based on the manner in which the young man was behaving, his older brother cautioned him and also advised him to go home.
At that point the young man reportedly began hitting DenHearte to the chest as he asked for the lighter, but DenHearte claimed to have no knowledge of it and also expressed concern to the young man about being hit.

It is alleged that the young man armed himself with a piece of wood and reportedly charged towards DenHearte, who decided to run but was lashed to the back by the assailant.

Feeling violated, DenHearte went to get his older brother and returned to the location, but by then, the assailant and his older brother were gone.
The young man explained that the Monday morning he took a decision to go at the home of the brothers, where he sought to complain to an older relative of theirs about the incident, but it turned out that the decision was an unfortunate one for him.

The older relative indicated that he was not interested in hearing about the story and asked the 23-year-old to get off his property. At that point the young man indicated that he was therefore going to the make a formal complaint to the police.
The two brothers then emerged from the home, one armed with a hammer and the other a steel rod, stated DenHearte.

He said he decided to run but he fell in the process. “When I fell down they started lashing me all over my body and even break up my phone in the process, because it was in my pocket,” stated DenHearte.

He said he managed to flee from the two and ran into his cousin’s house, but by then the brothers were joined by other relatives of theirs and they began bricking down and lashing the house ordering him to get out lest they break down the house.

The young man was observed with several marks of violence about his body, including his head, face, hands and feet. He also carried several stitches for the injuries he received. The young man stated that he was provided with a medical from the Diamond Hospital for the injuries.