Leonora Market vagrant succumbs to chop injuries

A vagrant who was chopped on Tuesday at the Leonora Market, West Coast Demerara, succumbed to his injuries while being treated at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.

The Guyana Police Force yesterday reported that the 30-year-old man who is a street dweller at Leonora, West Coast Demerara, was fatally chopped, allegedly by an identifiable man at the Leonora Market. The report added that on Tuesday at 7:10, the man who sleeps at the market, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead while being treated.

A resident in the community told police that on the day in question, while at home, he heard someone shout out his name. He came out of his house to enquire and his handyman told him that the street dweller had been “chopped up” in the market. The resident then proceeded to the market where he said he saw an identifiable man, whom he knows goes the market area on a daily basis, with a cutlass in his hand walking away from the scene.

The injured man was taken to the hospital by relatives but later succumbed to the injuries, while being treated. His body was examined and wounds were observed on his head, hands and shoulder. The police stated that checks were made for the suspect but he could not be located.

Investigations into the murder are ongoing.