CO-OPERATION between public-spirited citizens and the police resulted in the arrest of two suspects at the Matthew’s Ridge Airport, after they allegedly killed a man, on Saturday, at Big Creek Backdam, North West District.
Dead is Kevin Baynes, 34, of Namrad Street, Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara.
Reports indicated that the 25-year-old and a 16-year-old suspects, both of Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, are in custody, assisting with the investigation.

The 25-year-old has since confessed to the crime.

“If these men would have disappeared on that flight no one would have known but cooperation between the public and police lead to their arrest before they got onto the flight,” one resident said.

Reports disclosed that, about 18:30hrs on Saturday last, Baynes and one of the two suspects got into an argument after a game of cards and he (Baynes) went into his bag, took out a knife and placed it on his left side waist. He had also taken the suspect’s cellphone and refused to return it.
Thereafter, Baynes left the area and was later approached by the suspect who dealt him several stabs about his face and body.
Baynes was taken to the Port Kaituma Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

His body bore three stab wounds to his left side rib along with stabs to the chin and head. The body is at the hospital’s mortuary awaiting autopsy.