Tour guide fatally stabbed during Heritage celebrations at Annai, Reg. 9 – INews Guyana

A young man was fatally stabbed in the wee hours of today during a row at the Amerindian Heritage celebrations at Annai, Region Nine.

Dead is John Elliot, a 21-year-old tourist guide at Atta Rainforest Lodge and a resident of Surama Village, North Rupununi.

The incident occurred at about 01:30h today (Sunday, September 21, 2025).

According to the police, Elliot was allegedly stabbed and subsequently died during a confrontation with three male suspects. The main suspect is a 16-year-old school dropout (name withheld), along with 20-year-old Ronaldo Williams and his brother, 18-year-old Orlando Williams, all of Annai Village.

The incident was witnessed by a female police officer who was in attendance at the celebration. The rank, who is stationed at the Annai Police Station, positively identified the 16-year-old suspect as the person who stabbed Elliot to his chest and has provided a detailed statement of the incident.

The 16-year-old suspect, who was later found at the home of the two other suspects (Orlando and Ronaldo Williams), was arrested and escorted to the Annai Police Station, where he was placed into custody.

The suspect, when questioned, in the presence of his mother, denied any involvement and stated that it was one of the other suspects, 18-year-old Orlando Williams, who had stabbed the victim.

Meanwhile, at about 14:00hrs today, police say the body of the deceased was examined at the Annai District Hospital, and two stab wounds were observed – one to the left side chest and to the right side rib area.

A post-mortem examination is scheduled to be performed on the remains of the deceased on Monday, September 22, 2025.

Efforts are being made to apprehend the two other suspects -18-year-old Orlando Williams and 20-year-old Ronaldo Williams.

Further investigations are ongoing.

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