A row, reportedly over $40, between two market vendors escalated yesterday and resulted in the stabbing to death of a young man.
Dead is Xuan Muster, 24, of 157 Waini Street, Meadow Brook Gardens. He reportedly suffered a serious stab wound just under his hip and died while receiving treatment at the public hospital. Both Muster and his attacker sold hats at the market.
Police said in a press release last night that the vendor was stabbed around 2.45 pm. According to the police, Muster’s assailant has been detained. The police said also that the two argued over money when it was alleged that the suspect was assaulted, and as a result he retaliated and stabbed Muster.
Reports are that Muster “lost his cool” during the argument and attacked the other man first with a cutlass.
Persons at the market who spoke with Stabroek News had only sketchy details of the incident, but the majority reported seeing Muster with a cutlass. His assailant armed himself with a knife to fend off Muster and reportedly dealt him the fatal wound within seconds of Muster advancing towards him.
Several market vendors looked on as the two fought each other; a few attempted to intervene. But according to one vendor, “weh blaze deh trouble deh”, and he decided to stay away from the struggle and looked on from a distance. Some persons at the market called the fight “senseless and sad” saying a life was taken over nothing.
sad, very sad and stupid indeed…..the things people die for sometimes is amazing!!!
A man is allowed and expected to defend himself under these circumstances. Senseless and unwarranted over the measly paltry sum of $40. Guyana is sick and getting worse.
Cheeeez on! Things suh dread in Guyana that people fighting and killing over $40 dollars? And not just any $40 dollars, but $40 GUYANESE DOLLARS? What a senseless murder!
yes but 40.00 is 40.00 in any country.
Presumably its ok to kill another person for much more.
Of course it’s not ok to kill for more money, but at least it wouldn’t sound as ridiculous as this story sounds.
Some years ago a man was murdered over a $20 food.
Inflation really taking place:
July 13, 2004 – man gunned down for $600
June 22, 2005 – man knifed to death over $100
May 7, 2008 – man stabbed to death over $60
Oct 19, 2009 – man stabbed to death over $40
The tunnel vision experts would expect the GOG to prevent these senseless crime,when the ppl involved don’t have the common sense to walk away from a confrontation.
Indeed! and I guess we have to blame this one on testosterone………….. oh the things we do to “defend” our honor.
witch dr, you could not help getting in your cheap shot. if the pee pee pee government did not make life so hard, they would not be fighting over monopoly money.
This seems to be a case of self-defence.Muster should have muster enough common sense and calm down but i guess that violence is the normal way to end disputes in Guyana.
Communicating skills is absent from the society it seems, let,s start from home, parents tend to shout or hit their young ones, albeit offspring or relatives, instead of talking, thats when the cycle begins. Messing up people or buseing or tantallising or rubbings is way of communicating, some people just see thats the way of communicating. Now that,s happening from top to bottom of society, many disagreements are settled by agressively exagerating the issue.
In a civillised society communicating is vital if not key. Now lots of dispute could be settled if we communicate in a civilised manner in Guyana, starting from home and the top.
First 3 stories in todays local news section – 4 people dead. Not a good way to start the morning.
So sad indeed.
What is the current rate in USD?
no adult killings in us…no youth killing in the us..
no crimes in the us…no crimials in the us.
so the rate there does not count……..
The current murder rate in the USA is 6 murders per 100,000 persons in the population. Guyana’s 2008 murder rate was 21.5 per 100,00 persons in the population. Translated it means that you’re about 3 to 4 times more likely to get murdered in Guyana than in the USA. It’s a risk that we who live in Guyana have to live with daily unlike you and e-e, who enjoy lower risks.
HKT ah done tell ya aredy murder is murder anywhere it happens.every three seconds a crime is comited in de us….
so fuget de percapatia for a bit nah……
do we get into fights over stupid things?
keck no…..
But you DO feel SAFER THERE than HERE, e-e? Right? Right? Right? Right? Right? Right? Lower risk there? Right? Right?
BIG MEN KILLING ONE ANOTHER OVER $40 WHICH CANNOT BUY A SWEET FOR A KID VERY VERY SHAMEFUL AND DISGRACEFUL TO HUMAN RACE.HOW CAN THEY MAKE THE DEVIL OVERPOWERED THEM TO KILL FOR $40?