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Construction worker, carpenter killed during row at Leonora


Dead: Arvinda Roopram

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has activated an investigation into what it described as a double murder at Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD).


Dead are Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir, a 30-year-old carpenter, and Arvinda Roopram, a 25-year-old construction worker, both from Stewartville, WCD.


According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the deadly encounter occurred around 02:50h in the vicinity of District Club located at Leonora.


Investigations revealed that Roopram, Nasir, and two suspects were involved in a heated argument that escalated into a scuffle.


During the confrontation, Roopram sustained several stab wounds to his body, while Nasir was stabbed in his upper abdomen.


One of the suspects, Alex Amsterdam, also known as ‘Mario,’ a 28-year-old security guard, was stabbed in his abdomen. The second suspect, identified only as ‘Terry,’ fled the scene in an unknown direction.


Police responded to the scene, and both Nasir and Roopram were transported to the Leonora Cottage Hospital by the Anti-Crime Patrol. However, they were pronounced dead on arrival.


Amsterdam was also taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital before being transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he is in critical condition under police guard.


Law enforcement officials processed the crime scene and recovered a black-handled ‘Rambo’ knife, believed to be the weapon used in the attack.


Several witnesses have been questioned, and investigators are continuing to pursue leads in the case.

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