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Labourer remanded from vagrant’s murder.
A 19-year-old labourer was yesterday remanded to prison for the murder of a vagrant. Charged with murder is Dave Jacobs, a labourer who worked at the Corriverton Market.
Dave Jacobs
He appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at the Number 51 Magistrate Court and was remanded to prison for the murder of Lochan Kamaldeo, 43, a vagrant who had no fixed place of abode.
He is set to return to court on February 20, 2020.
An argument among three homeless persons on January 3, last, saw the victim, Kamaldeo stabbed by Jacobs.
Kaieteur News was informed that just around 1:00 am Saturday at Number 79 Village, Corriverton, Berbice, “Tony”, Khan and Jacobs who usually sleep on the vacant Skeldon Market stalls at night began to argue about the sleeping space on stall.
The argument among the vagrants escalated and “Tony” was dealt a stab to his chest area.
Clad in a grey and white striped jersey and a blue shorts, “Tony” was found in a foetal position with his hands clutching his chest.
A closer examination by ranks revealed that he was bleeding from the chest; he was subsequently taken to the Skeldon Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
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