Latest update January 29th, 2025 1:18 PM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

Teen kills friend over $500 gambling debt

Jul 08, 2019 News

 

A 21-year-old man was stabbed to death yesterday during an altercation with a 17-year-old friend over a $500 gambling debt he owed his alleged killer.
Dead is Mervin Squires of Lot 52 First Field Kaneville, East Bank Demerara.
The suspect has been identified as a Providence, East Bank Demerara youth known as ‘Nice Boy.’
The incident allegedly took place at Fourth Street, Golden Grove EBD.
Reports indicated that the youths were gambling at around 11.00 hrs when a fight broke out over $500 that the teen claimed Squires owed him. He allegedly stabbed Squires to the left side with an ice-pick. According to reports, ‘Nice Boy’ reportedly whipped out a large knife and stabbed Squires again in the left side.
Squires was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Meanwhile, the suspect allegedly ran to his parents’ home, only a street away from where the incident took place. His mother later handed him over to police ranks that were at the scene of the attack.
According to an eyewitness, “All of them were good friends. It didn’t call for that. I see when he pull out the big knife and I was like ‘boy put away the knife and done this stupid story.’”
The eyewitness recounted that when Haynes was arrested he sat in the police van with his hands on his head in distress.
The slain youth’s mother said she was at church when she got the news. “I was in church so I had my phone turned off. I didn’t get the first call. When church finished I received a call from someone who said come quick to the hospital your son get stab up.”
“I don’t know much about what happened, but I know that this is from a fight he had with a little boy.”
Squires’ body is at the Lyken Funeral Home.

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show | January, 24th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

 

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

Guyanese boxers shine at T&T National Boxing Championships

Jan 29, 2025

Kaieteur Sports-  Guyanese boxers Shakquain James and Abiola Jackman delivered stellar performances at the Trinidad and Tobago National Boxing Championships, held last weekend at the Southern...
Read More
Dottin, Matthews star as Windies Women crush Bangladesh by eight wickets in first T20

Dottin, Matthews star as Windies Women crush...

Jan 29, 2025

Young Windies Women end U19 T20 World Cup campaign with crushing defeat

Young Windies Women end U19 T20 World Cup...

Jan 29, 2025

Young Eagles, Pride lock up as 4-Day action gets underway today at Providence 

Young Eagles, Pride lock up as 4-Day action gets...

Jan 29, 2025

GBF hails historic $8B sports budget

GBF hails historic $8B sports budget

Jan 29, 2025

GCB bats for Government on sizable $8B Budget Allocation for Sports

GCB bats for Government on sizable $8B Budget...

Jan 29, 2025

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]