Stepfather held after Stewartville boy, 15, chopped to death
The police are investigating the murder of Sudesh Singh, called Joel, a 15-year-old of Lot 71 Last Street, Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, which occurred at around 14:30 hours yesterday at the above-mentioned address. His 50-year-old stepfather has been taken into custody.
Inquiries disclosed that 15-year-old Sudesh resided with his 35-year-old unemployed mother, Roshanini Surujballi, and the suspect, who is his stepfather, in the lower flat of a two-storey wooden and concrete structure.
Further enquiries disclosed that on the date and time mentioned, the teen and his stepfather had a misunderstanding over the suspect’s bicycle, which the teen had used, and caused the chain to slip. As a result, an argument ensued between them and the suspect ran into his kitchen, picked up a cutlass, rushed towards and allegedly fired about three chops at Sudesh. This caused injuries to his neck area, and he fell to the ground. The suspect then walked out of the yard and went to the Leonora Police Station, where he reported the matter. He was arrested and placed into custody pending further investigation.
On arrival at the scene, the Police found the teen lying motionless, face upwards under the house, bleeding at his neck. A cutlass was seen near the body. The entire scene was processed, and several persons in the area were questioned.
The body of Singh was escorted to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, then to the Ezekiel Funeral Parlour for storage, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
