A CORPORAL of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), a Medex, was stabbed and later succumbed after four men attacked him at his sister’s wedding at Good Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) just after midnight on Sunday.

Dead is Chaves Mangal, 28, called “Chucky” of Enterprise Garden, ECD.

Police said one of the suspects was arrested about five houses away from where the incident occurred. A search was conducted on his person and two knives and a pair of scissors were found in his pants waist.

Reports indicated that Mangal was at a wedding where the suspects were also imbibing alcohol.

According to an eyewitness, one of the suspects approached the DJ enquiring about the music which, at the time, had stopped, causing other patrons at the wedding to gather at the DJ’s booth.

Further, the eyewitness said one of the suspects pulled a knife from his waist and dealt Mangal a stab to his right upper chest.

Police said the eyewitness confronted the suspect and was stabbed to his left hand while another suspect threw a bottle at him.

The four males then armed themselves with glass bottles and began to throw the bottles at the building, after which they ran away.

Mangal, who lost consciousness, was picked up and rushed to the Balwant Singh Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries whilst receiving treatment about 01:18 hours on Sunday.

His body is currently at Jerrick’s Funeral Home awaiting post mortem.

Meanwhile, police said a 24-year-old man who was the DJ at the wedding, exited the yard during the ordeal and was confronted by one of the suspects who dealt him a chop to his left hand and relieved him of a Mac Pro Book laptop computer valued $130,000.

He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was examined by a doctor on duty and admitted a patient. Police are investigating the incident.