“Junkie” altercation leaves one dead

Jul 05, 2016 News

The murder accused being taken
to the GPHC for treatment

The deceased, Steven Dexter Arthur lying in a pool of blood

– suspect runs into Police Station

A fight between two drug addicts yesterday morning left one man lying dead on Lombard Street. The two men who would usually do odd jobs for vendors, reportedly got into an argument around 7:10hrs.
According to an eyewitness, the suspect, a 26-year-old male, whose name is yet to be released by the police, threw a banana peel at the victim, 46-year-old Dexter Arthur aka “Stevie”, and a brief scuffle ensued.
The fight was parted but it did not end there. The now dead Arthur reportedly picked up two “scale” weights to throw at his assailant but was eventually calmed down by a fellow “smoke-man” who would also do errands around the market.
The “smoke-man” speaking to this publication declined to give his name but said that he was a friend of the deceased. He stated that mere seconds after Arthur was calmed down, the suspect armed himself with a long knife used for cutting plantain bunches and attacked Arthur.
He stabbed Arthur in the stomach and the victim collapsed; as the victim fell he hit his head on the pavement.

The twin brother of Arthur sitting
in shock at the scene of the crime.

An eyewitness who spoke under condition of anonymity told this newspaper that after Arthur collapsed, the suspect hid behind a nearby truck. The witness said that he and other bystanders decided to make a citizens’ arrest.
He continued that as they attempted to apprehend the suspect, he ran away. The group subsequently chased him down but the suspect made it to the Brickdam Police Station where he was arrested.
When Kaieteur News arrived on the scene, Arthur was lying in a pool of blood and his head was covered with a piece of cloth. The man has a twin brother and is one of three siblings all of whom are drug addicts, would frequent the Stabroek Market area.
Arthur hails from Middle Road, Pouderoyen West Coast Demerara while the murder suspect’s last known address is Lot 924 Kaneville, East Bank Demerara.
A police source said that the suspect sustained a cut in his hand and was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) for treatment.
This has been the fourth murder over the weekend as Guyana’s murder rate continues to climb in 2016.

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