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Bloodshed at Bare Root: two men died after brutal confrontation
(Kaieteur News) – What began as a visit to see a child ended in bloodshed on Saturday morning at Bare Root, East Coast Demerara, when two men allegedly stabbed each other to death during a violent confrontation that has left families shattered and a community in shock.
Dead are 22-year-old Joshua Joseph, called ‘Raccoon’ of Melanie Damishana, and Jonathon Hassan, known as ‘Nico’ a father of one from Coldingen, East Coast Demerara.
Dead: Jonathon Hassan
Dead: Joshua Joseph
The deadly encounter reportedly unfolded around 08:30 hrs at the home of the mother of Hassan’s one-year-old child.
Relatives told Kaieteur news that Hassan had gone to the residence to see his child when he was confronted at the doorway by Joseph, who was reportedly inside the house at the time.
Hassan’s distraught sister, Jessica Hassan said, “She tell me she had somebody inside the house. The man said he don’t appreciate Nico coming there. I don’t know what happen after that, but they start bore up each other.”
Family members said Hassan routinely visited the home to see his child and had never anticipated such a violent outcome.
“Seeing him lying there… I can’t believe it. He does normally go there to see he child. I never expect something like this,” his sister cried.
Hassan’s motionless bloody body on the bench.
After the stabbing, Hassan reportedly mounted his motorcycle and attempted to leave the scene, bleeding from what witnesses described as a severe wound to the left side of his chest.
His journey ended just a short distance away at a nearby shop.
A witness recounted the terrifying moment.
“I was standing here talking with the shop owner when I see the man ride up and stop. When I look, I see blood all over he skin,” the man said. “He try to come off the bike but he couldn’t. We help he off and he sit down on the bench.”
The witness said Hassan appeared disoriented but managed to utter that someone had stabbed him at his child’s mother’s home. “I keep asking he what happen to he and keep tossing, tossing and he said somebody bore he by he child mother,” he said.
The shop owner quickly got his car to rush him to hospital but before they could leave, Hassan began trembling violently.
“By the time the car come out, he start shake up and then he just stop breathing,” the witness said solemnly.
Blood reportedly poured from his chest as bystanders watched helplessly.
Ranks of the Guyana Police Force arrived shortly after and removed the body from the scene.
Meanwhile, Joseph reportedly collapsed at the residence shortly after the confrontation. His cousin, Akeem Adams, said he sustained serious injuries, including a major wound to the neck.
Joseph was rushed to the Enmore Regional Hospital but later succumbed to his injuries.
As news spread, residents poured into the streets, stunned by the double fatality. The once-quiet community was overcome with wails and disbelief.
Joseph’s relatives stood in visible shock, struggling to process the tragedy. Hassan’s family members were inconsolable.
“My nephew gone! Who gon’ come see me now?” one grieving relative cried repeatedly, her voice echoing down the street.
Investigations are ongoing.
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