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Fisherman hacked to death at Dundee

24 March 2025
This content originally appeared on INews Guyana.
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A 30-year-old fisherman who has been identified as Parmand Singh known as “Ravin”, was tragically murdered on Saturday afternoon in Dundee, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara. The suspect has since been arrested.

According to family members, Singh left his home earlier in the day, only to become the victim of an unprovoked attack.

It was reported that family members were informed of the tragedy when they received a call around 17:00hrs, hours after Singh had left their home.

Eyewitnesses reported that Singh was at the Dundee Canal Bridge when he was approached by a man named “Adesh Latchman”, who requested a cigarette. It was reported that after giving the suspect the cigarette, without warning, he reportedly attacked Singh with a chopper, delivering a fatal blow to the back of his neck.

As a result of the blow, Sing collapsed and was left for dead by the suspect. Police investigators were called to the scene, and Singh was reportedly picked up, placed at the back of their patrol vehicle, and transported to the Mahaicony Public Hospital, but succumbed to his injuries before reaching medical care.

Family members further revealed that though Singh and the suspect are known to each other, they had no old grievances and on the day of the incident they had no arguments.