A 56-year-old taxi driver was fatally stabbed last night by two persons who had hired him in front of the Georgetown Hospital.
One of the alleged assailants was held by police shortly after the incident; the other escaped.
Vibert Assanah, an ex-police officer of 40 Ptolemy Street, Melanie Damishana sustained the fatal wound on the left shoulder. The weapon – a knife was pushed downward, puncturing a major artery. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown hospital around 11 last night.
According to reports reaching Stabroek News two men hired the well-known taxi driver who operates his car from outside of the GPHC. However the driver was stopped on Bent Street between Hardina and Haley streets where he met his end. So far reports indicate that the incident is a robbery- turn-murder.
When Stabroek News visited the scene, most of the onlookers said that they were indoors when they heard screaming. Upon venturing outside Assanah was on the ground besides his car bleeding profusely. Police officers were on the scene looking for clues and bloodstains were visible on the ground.
Vibert Assanah’s car at the scene of the stabbing.
Meanwhile one of the men who allegedly hired the driver was picked up by police after the crime. The man was taken to the hospital by officers for treatment for a laceration he sustained on his upper chest, most likely from a scuffle that ensued in the car on Bent Street.
His arrival at the hospital and the rapid spreading of the news that one of their own was killed sent the taxi drivers who operate outside of the hospital into an uproar.
The drivers expressed their disbelief that Assanah who they had seen minutes before was dead.
They remembered the man as a jovial individual who would give drops to people even if their fare was a little short.
News of the man’s demise was late in reaching the man’s relatives. And when this newspaper visited his sister’s residence in Melanie the news had just reached. Members of the family then travelled to the hospital where the body was still awaiting identification and a relative fainted at the sight of the dead man.
Assanah leaves to mourn his wife and three children, among other relatives.
Tragic indeed! Condolences to the relatives this hardworking man. I’m now convince that every productive activity in GY is HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. No job is safe anymore.
When this s…. is gonna come to an end? Everyday is a murder, suscide, kidnapping, stabbing, beating, accident or an attempted murder. Now what clues were these police officers looking for? judging from this photo both of them look like they were looking for a clue for a clue of the clue and and now clueless. The police force have to start hiring persons with at least 4 subjects who can read and write and understand and can relate to almost anything in this country. I am just fed up, wait until you hear taxi drivers start killing passengers because they are afraid of being killed first!!
I know this man and his family. It is really sad to start my day this way. My heart goes out to his family. Stay strong. God Bless.
Almighty JAH we pray that you remove this curse from our land. My condolences to the family.
How long will this go on? With the daily attacks on taxi cabs one would believe that the law enforcement agencies would steadily patrol areas where tasi cabs are located. I guess they are all in Buxton.
I hope the assailant who was held is given the death sentence & his accomplice receives the same as soon as he’s made to confess who the other is. Please do not waste taxpayers’ money on them. Let them be tried ASAP we do not need any backlogs to delay their trials &.
Fulano i think what is going to happen is that after a certain time everyone will be home and the city will be on lock down. Its getting to be scary to be out at night
I agree that they need to be tried and tried NOW
the SF must do every thing possible for him to identify his accomplice .he fought back and leave the guilty with the evidence. this nonsense must be stop
When will this stop the guyanese people need to down tools this government does not care. Right in the capital people dying daily something has got to be done to stop this.It is time this government come out if you cannot protect the people then leave????
ONE PEOPLE……These and worst are happening just around you………CAN YOU SAY THESE THINGS TO THE U.S. GOVT? YOU DARE NOT OR YOU MAY LOOSE YOUR GREEN CARD OR CITIZENSHIP,IF YOU DO HAVE ONE AT ALL…YOU NAME ME A COUNTRY IN THIS WORLD,AT THIS TIME, WHERE CRIME IS DECREASING…ITS ALWAYS ON THE RISE……A GOVT CAN ONLY TRY TO CONTROL IT THEY CANT STOP IT COMPLETELY…GUYANA IS NO EXCEPTION,ESPECIALLY IN THIS MODERN SOCIETY WHERE SOME PARENTS CANT EVEN TALK TO THEIR OWN CHILDREN OR ELSE……………….
robbery-turn-murder….oh that’s a new one. robbery turned murder more likely.
Hope this ’sucker’ gets what he deserve & his accomplice. wonder what his explanation of how he got the injury to his chest. ‘Oh the driver & him had an argument & the driver attacked him first & he turned the knife on the driver & he was stabbed as a result of self defence’ Sucker, if was my husband, u r lucky the cops get u before i did but if they let u go, u betta run, run & dont eva tun back’ becauce u will be buried alive. u robbed those kids of their father’s love & caring. the wife can get another husband butthe kids can NEVA get back another father. u scums… u better gave uo that other blood sucka otherwise its u alone to suffa the consequences.
COPS, DONT LET GO OF THIS BLOOD SUCKA & HOPE HE GIVES UP THE OTHER ONE.
My condolences to the family esp the kids.
Fellow readers please make note of the number of deaths in today’s news.
My God where are we heading?
Is tomorrow supposed to be a day of spiritual reflections?