A BIRTHDAY celebration for a Rosignol, East Bank Berbice family turned deadly on Sunday when a fisherman took a knife and allegedly slit the throat of his 25-year-old cousin.
Dead is Reaz “Nicholas” Mohamed, of Lot 1 Section ‘A’ D’ Edward Village, West Bank Berbice. The murder occurred around 18:30hrs at Mohamed’s home during a birthday celebration for his sister, which started on Saturday and continued into Sunday evening.

The Guyana Chronicle understands that Mohamed became angry after the music was turned off; he hurled expletives at his father and behaved disorderly.

As such, his father, 50-year-old Farouk Mohamed warned him to desist. But the younger Mohamed, who is a fisherman, became more enraged and attacked his father during which two of his male cousins intervened.
The cousin, the suspect, repeatedly asked Mohamed to “behave” himself but he (Mohammed) continued his tirade against his father.

“The suspect then became annoyed and armed himself with a knife. He then allegedly slit the throat of the deceased (cut to the neck) and made good his escape,” Police Headquarters noted in a statement.
The police were contacted and they escorted Mohamed to the Fort Wellington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Meanwhile, his sister, Reniza Grant, does not believe that the murder was premeditated.
“They never had major issues before. It was not a deliberate something, they just scramble and everything just go wayward,” Grant told reporters.

She added, “My brother was loving and caring; just that he likes his music, he loves to enjoy. He loves music and music got him into this. They were all drinking and enjoying.”
An investigation is underway and the search continues for the suspect.