A MAN known as “Chokadag”, who allegedly stabbed a fisherman to death during a ruckus last Thursday at the Meadow Bank Wharf has been arrested.

Commander ‘A’ Division Marlon Chapman on Friday confirmed that the suspect was arrested at the Berbice minibus park, downtown Georgetown and is being questioned.

He was arrested on Monday and is expected to make his first court appearance sometime next week.

A police probe revealed that the victim Chan Wen Wong, 42, of Lot 14 Seaforth Street, Campbellville and the suspect had a quarrel which resulted into a physical confrontation.

They were parted by onlookers and the victim walked away only to be pursued by the suspect who whipped out a sharp object and stabbed him (victim) to the left region of the chest and fled the scene, police said.

The victim, who collapsed after being injured, was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

A visit to the man’s residence in Campbellville last week saw no one at the apartment which is occupied by a group of Chinese nationals, who are employed at Mei Tung Restaurant on the second floor of Buddy’s Building on Sheriff Street.
At the Chinese eating house, employees said that Wong was a cook at the restaurant some years ago but quit and turned to fishing and used to be at sea for long periods.

Employees added that Wong used to hang around the wharf area when he was not at sea and came to Guyana as a child with his Chinese parents, who have since passed away.

They related that his parents had a business in North West, Region One and after they died, Wong came to the City and work as a restaurant cook.

Police told Guyana Chronicle that the suspect is no stranger to law enforcement.