WBD teen stabbed to death during fight along kitty seawall

A teenager was reportedly stabbed to death on Sunday evening during an altercation with a group of young men along the Kitty Seawalls, Georgetown. Dead is 16-year-old Stephon David, of Sans Souci Canal, No. 1 Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

Based on reports received, David left home around 16:00h on Sunday, informing his father that he was joining friends to witness the annual Diwali motorcade. However, David and his friends were reportedly walking along the Kitty Seawalls when they were attacked by a group of men. One of the men reportedly brushed shoulders with David, triggering an argument that quickly escalated into a physical altercation.

During the fight, a 16-year-old reportedly whipped out a knife from his pants waist and inflicted a wound to David’s chest, thus causing him to collapse. The suspect and his friends fled the scene. David was picked up and rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he succumbed while receiving treatment.

Meanwhile, government surveillance cameras led to the apprehension of the teenage suspect in the vicinity of Stabroek Market.

Upon his arrest, two bladed weapons, including a small silver-bladed cutlass and another cutlass, were found in his possession. Both reportedly had suspected bloodstains. The teenager remains in custody while police are on the hunt for his accomplices.