THE police are investigating the suspected murder of Otis Andey Haimchand, a 29-year-old labourer of Lot 183 Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported that the alleged incident occurred around 21:00hrs at Haslington New Scheme, ECD, on Saturday.
The suspect, who is currently on the run, is a 36-year-old miner/businessman of Haslington New Scheme.
Preliminary investigations revealed that on Saturday, the suspect and Haimchand had a misunderstanding over a cellular phone.
Around 21:00hrs, the two men had another altercation during which they scuffled and Haimchand tried to escape.
The suspect pursued Haimchand and dealt him a stab to the upper left side of his chest. The man fell to the ground, after which the suspect escaped the scene on foot.
The body was examined and what appeared to be blood was seen on the chest area and a wound to the left side upper chest area, in the region of his heart. The man was escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he was pronounced dead on arrival and his remains were thereafter escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home for storage and a post-mortem. An investigation is in progress.
