– suspect arrested

A 49-year-old man was found dead with three stab wounds to his chest on Monday on a street at Rampoor Village, East Berbice, Corentyne.

Dead is Nigel Matthews also known as ‘Tuby,’ a labourer of Lot 14 Springlands, Corentyne, Berbice. In a statement, the Guyana Police Force said it has launched an investigation into the murder that reportedly occurred at about 01:30hrs on Monday.

“Initial investigation have revealed that the deceased and four others were gambling, during which the deceased accused the suspect of flipping a card, which resulted in a heated argument,” the police disclosed. Matthews was subsequently found lying on the road with stab wounds to his chest.

The 49-year-old man was rushed to the Skeldon Public Hospital, however, he was pronounced dead on arrival. The suspect, the police said, is in custody assisting with the investigation.

Malcolm Hernandez, a friend of Matthews, told Guyana Chronicle that he received a phone call at around 03:00hrs from a relative of Matthews’ informing him of the incident.
“When we reach there, I could see his bicycle from a distance; when I go up closer I see he head bleeding and like three stabs to his heart area, and when I touch he, he feel cold, cold! So I tell he family that he dead; so we just call the Police,” Hernandez recounted. He and Matthews shared an apartment together.

Hernandez told this newspaper that before the man left their apartment on Sunday, he advised him not to go on the road because he had a few drinks earlier, but the 49-year-old nevertheless left and promised to return within half of an hour.