Mute kills self after stabbing spree, rape…after birthday celebration goes wrong in Bartica

Mar 28, 2019 News

A 23-year-old Byderabo gold miner, who sent a number of persons to the hospital, after a stabbing spree yesterday, is dead.

The home where the horrific attacks took place yesterday morning.

Police said that Rafael Charles, a mute, committed suicide after he went on a stabbing spree in that Bartica ward, Essequibo River.
According to police, Charles, during the early morning madness, attempted to kill Keith James, 56, a sawman who also lives in Byderabo.
Police investigations revealed that the deceased was a close friend of James.
About, 18:00hrs on Tuesday, James and Charles were consuming High Wine in celebration of the former’s birthday.
At around, 02:30hrs, police said, James and his wife, Patricia Charles, 56, and a 14-year-old relative retired to bed leaving Charles and a teenager, Rodwell Charles, who lives there, watching television.
However, Charles reportedly armed himself with a knife and slashed Rodwell Charles, (the teen), across the neck, and then went to James and his wife and dealt them several stabs about their bodies causing severe injuries.
Officials say that the teenaged relative once shared a relationship with the now dead man.
The couple reportedly ran out the house leaving their female relative on the bed.
The deceased reportedly sexually assaulted the girl.

Neighbours and others gave a slightly different account. They said that the teenaged girl was attacked by Charles and Rodwell came to her rescue.

Inside the home where Rafael Charles hanged himself.

Rodwell was not so fortunate and during the ensuing altercation, he received a life threatening slash to his throat and cuts to his hands.
The teen was forced to jump from the back of the house to escape further injuries.
Charles then attacked the couple.
Charles was later seen by the couple tying a piece of electrical wire to the roof and then hanging himself right in the home.
The injured persons were rushed to the Bartica District Hospital where they were admitted.
They were subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further treatment with their conditions listed as serious but stable.
The body of Charles is at the Bartica hospital mortuary awaiting a post mortem.

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