POLICE are investigating the murder of 19-year-old Orlando Samaroo of Lot 439 Belle West, West Bank Demerara (WBD). The police said that Samaroo was killed sometime between Thursday and Friday by a 31-year-old miner from the same community.
Enquiries disclosed that Samaroo and the suspect had a past confrontation, during which the former had allegedly beaten and robbed the suspect several weeks ago.

From that point onward, they have had several misunderstandings. On Thursday, at about 14:00 hrs, Samaroo was reportedly sitting under a bus shed in Belle West, in the company of several men, when the suspect, who was armed with a knife, approached him.
The suspect immediately held on to Samaroo’s jersey and stabbed him several times in his abdomen before escaping on foot. Samaroo was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where doctors admitted him as a patient.

He was subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where he succumbed to his injuries on Friday.
His body is presently at the GPHC’s mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination. Several persons were questioned in the area, and useful information was gathered. Police are looking for the suspect as investigations continue.