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Amputee held for murder of Patentia man
Victim was charged with murdering brother
A Patentia man charged with murdering his brother 13 years ago was himself a victim Friday night.
Dead is Yusuf Shaddick, called ‘Smith’ and ‘Disco’ of East Patentia Squatting Area, West Bank Demerara.
A one-legged man, said to have been living with him in the house which has fallen into disrepair, has since been held.
Neighbours said that Shaddick, an unemployed man who was a hard drinker, was last seen alive around 21:00 hrs Friday.
The home which had many broken windows and tall grass in the yard was a regular hangout for drug addicts and alcoholics in the area, the newspaper was told.
Undertakers from Ezekiel Funeral Home removing the body of Yusuf Shaddick from the Patentia home yesterday.
Shaddick, who was separated from his wife and who has one daughter, was discovered dead by neighbours after the amputee told them that bandits had attacked them Friday night and that he believed that ‘Disco’ was dead.
Shaddick was stabbed multiple times and was seen with wounds to his head also.
Neighbours said they did not hear any sounds of struggle as there was music playing late into the night.
One villager said that the other occupant of the home went to a nearby shop early yesterday, had two “shots” of rum and then reported the killing.
“Something na right heh…Nobody na hear nuttin and is till dis morning around 5 o’clock that we hear,” one neighbour said.
Still, other neighbours said that the issue may have been over some money that the amputee lost.
Police removed a prosthetic leg from the home but it was unclear whether a murder weapon had been found.
The body was removed around 10:00 hrs.
According to a police statement, they are investigating the murder of “Yusuf Shaddick”, 52 years, of Patentia, West Bank Demerara, which occurred about 00:05hrs yesterday.
Police said that investigations have revealed that Yusuf Shaddick and another man were imbibing, when an argument ensued during which he was stabbed to his chest. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
Police also said that a suspect has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigations.”
Shaddick was placed before the courts in June 1999 charged with murdering his brother. According to reports, he had stabbed his brother to death following an altercation at their home in Patentia. (Leonard Gildarie)
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