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Stabbed Berbice man dies after car plunges into canal during escape attempt

12 May 2026
This content originally appeared on INews Guyana.
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A 42-year-old man of Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), who was stabbed, attempted to flee the scene in a motorcar, but crashed into a canal, where he was later pronounced dead. The victim has been identified as Oswin Lawson. Police said Lawson was driving motorcar HD 8644 along the Edinburgh Public Road, […]