Three juveniles charged with murder of Patentia teen

Mar 28, 2024 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Dead, Aron Bess

Kaieteur News – Three juveniles were on Wednesday charged with the murder of 17-year-old Aron Bess of Patentia, West Bank Demerara, who died last week.

According to the police, the three teens made their first court appearances at the Wales Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Rhondel Weaver, where the charge was read to them. They were all remanded to the Juvenile Holding Center and are expected to make their next court appearance on April 30, 2024.

This publication had reported that Bess was killed by a group of teenagers who reportedly lashed and stabbed him several times about his body. Bess had just left a relative’s birthday party in Patentia and was headed to a shop to buy a drink when tragedy struck.

The police had reported that on March 20, 2024 at about 21:30hrs, while on his way to a shop, Bess was attacked by the suspects who pelted him with bottles and bricks.

Police said that the attack stemmed from an old misunderstanding. “As Bess continued his journey, the suspects approached him, and one of the teens dealt him two lashes with a piece of steel while the other teen took out a knife from his waist and dealt him several stabs about his body,” the police reported. After committing the attack, the suspects reportedly fled the scene.

It was reported by the police that after Bess was attacked, he was picked up by residents in the area and rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Police said upon examination of his body, wounds were discovered to his left upper chest, left lower stomach area and right-side neck (jugular vein). His body was later taken to the Ezekiel Funeral Home where a post-mortem was conducted. Police previously stated that the suspects were a 17-year-old school dropout, a 16-year-old student from Skull City, Patentia and another teen whose age is unknown. Kaieteur News was told by a relative that Bess had lost both of his parents at a young age and that he was residing with his grandfather before he met his demise.