A 27-year-old labourer was, on Friday, remanded to prison for the murder of 27-year-old Dwayne Byass, called ‘Eddo’, who was fatally stabbed during a brawl at a Middle Street, Paradise, West Coast Berbice shop, after a game of dominoes went sour.

Nascio Allen, called ‘Buck Boy’, appeared before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Weldaad Magistrate’s Court.

Allen was not required to plead to the capital offence which alleged that, on December 19, 2023, he murdered Byass.

He was remanded to prison until January 5, 2023.

This publication had reported that, on the date in question, at about 12:50 hours, Byass and Allen were at a shop playing dominoes when a heated argument occurred, which caused a fight to ensue between them.

Allen then allegedly pulled out a knife, stabbed Byass in the left abdomen, and ran out of the shop.

He made good his escape, leaving Byass bleeding on the ground. Byass was picked up by his cousin and rushed to the Mahaicony Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor.

Byass’ body was examined, and one wound was seen on the left side of the abdomen with the intestine protruding.

After committing the act, Allen went to the Weldaad Police Station and stated that Byass attacked him with a piece of wood.
He further claimed that Byass “run into” the knife, which he was holding in his hands at the time.