THE teenager at Bat Creek, Pomeroon River, who, last Thursday, stabbed his brother-in-law to death then turned the knife on his two sisters, nieces and nephew, and attempted to commit suicide when he was finished, has been arrested in the presence of his father and is cooperating with police.

The two women and two of the children who were brutally stabbed are currently battling for their lives at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Suddie Public Hospital.

The family member’s conditions remain the same.

On Thursday last, the teenager went berserk at his home in Pomeroon River, Region Two, killing his brother-in-law, 55-year-old Ramdat Singh, also called “Shami”, of Bat Creek, Upper Pomeroon River, and his nephew– three-year-old Kissoon Williams.

Reports are that after the teen stabbed Singh, he attacked three children– aged one, three and six– and his two sisters. He stabbed one of the women, and the three children about the bodies, while the other woman’s throat was slashed, after which he fled the area.

The injured persons were placed in a boat and rushed to the Charity Hospital. Singh was pronounced dead on arrival.

The other injured persons were all transferred to the Suddie Hospital, where two of them were rushed to the theatre for emergency surgery while the other three were admitted to the ICU in stable

condition.

Three-year-old Williams succumbed to his injuries later in the evening. Reports reaching the Guyana Chronicle indicate that the teenager was scared that he may have contracted COVID-19 and that caused him to go berserk. However, a test done on him showed a negative result.