THE police are investigating an alleged murder committed on Toralpher Simon Harry, a 30-year-old Guyanese male of mixed ancestry, who was a porter attached to the Guyana Water Inc, and a resident of Lot 24 Best Village (Foreshore), West Coast Demerara.

According to a police release, the crime occurred at the Vreed-en-Hoop public road in the vicinity of Bright Star Chinese Restaurant on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at about 03:00hrs.

The suspect, who is believed to be a Venezuelan, is yet to be arrested.

According to 30-year-old Naipaul Sukhdeo, he and his friend Harry [now deceased] were heading home from a Car and Bike Show at the Leonora National Stadium at about 02:30hrs this morning [Sunday].

Whilst heading down, they stopped at the Vreed-en-Hoop public road at a Hotdog stall opposite the Bright Star Chinese Restaurant to purchase hotdogs.

He went on to say that whilst ordering the hotdogs, Harry and an unknown Venezuelan became engaged in an argument and thereafter they began to scuffle. While scuffling, both parties ended up at the southern side of the road in the vicinity of Dalga Luck Chinese Restaurant, where the suspect was seen armed with a knife.

Harry then took off his belt and tried to fight off the Venezuelan suspect and in doing so he ran over to the northern side of the roadway where blood was seen pouring down from his neck and shortly after he collapsed in front a nearby yard.

The suspect then joined a minibus which was parked near the hotdog stand and made good his escape in an eastern direction towards the Vreed-en-Hoop junction.

Sukhdeo further mentioned that upon seeing that he went towards his friend where he observed that there was a stab wound to his neck. Harry was then rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty,” the police statement said.

It added that the scene was processed and photographed and a knife without handle with what appeared to be a suspected bloodstain and a brown belt were recovered at the scene.

The area was canvassed for CCTV cameras where several were seen within close proximity of the incident.

The body of the deceased was examined, and one suspected stab wound was seen to the left side of the neck. The body is at the Ezekiel Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.