POLICE have launched a manhunt for Allin Sahoye, a 31-year-old mechanic of the North Sophia Squatting Area, Georgetown, who is the prime suspect in the murder of 22-year-old Saif Ally.

Ally, of Lot 22 Block ‘R’ North Sophia, Georgetown, was stabbed in his chest during a scuffle.

According to the police, at about 20:00 hrs on Friday, Ally slapped Sahoye’s 58-year-old father, Christopher Sahoye, multiple times.

The younger Sahoye, police said, responded to what he witnessed and confronted Ally, who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. The two men then ended up in a physical altercation.

“They then ended up on the southern side of the Lilendaal Railway Embankment, where the suspect dealt the victim a stab to his chest with a knife. The victim then fell to the ground, motionless, while the suspect made good his escape,” the police noted in their report.

Police arrived on the scene and the body was examined. The wound was seen in the centre of Ally’s chest. The victim was pronounced dead by Doctor Kellman of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The body was then escorted to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it is now awaiting an autopsy.

Several persons were questioned, and statements were taken.