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Teen charged in Paradise murder

A 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a man to death at Paradise on Tuesday, because he disapproved of the relationship between the man and his younger sister, yesterday appeared in the Vigilance Magistrate’s Court charged with murder.

Dexroy Dodson

He was not required to plead to the capital offence when it was read to him by Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs Marcus and was expressionless throughout the proceedings.

It is alleged that on Tuesday, in the East Coast Demerara village, the teen murdered 20-year-old Dexroy Dodson.

He was represented by Attorney-at-law Sandel Kissoon, while Police Prosecutor Edmond Cooper represented the state.

The teen will made his second appearance at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court on September 30.

Reports are that the 16-year-old had voiced his displeasure about his sister seeing Dodson.
However, Dodson and the girl, said to be 15 years old, met as usual near a roadside shop and were later seen sitting on a bench a short distance away chatting. Some time before 11 pm, the attacker, who was allegedly hiding in the vicinity, pounced from behind a lamppost opposite the bench the two were sitting on. After slapping his sister, he allegedly stabbed Dodson in the chest.

Wounded, Dodson made a desperate attempt to reach his home located some four house lots away at Lot 393 Paradise Housing Scheme but collapsed near a trench, a few metres away. He was later found lying face down, the front of the white vest he was wearing drenched in blood.

After inflicting the injury, the attacker fled the area but early the next morning turned up at the Cove and John Police Station in the company of his mother.

Police in a release last night said that a post-mortem examination conducted yesterday on the remains of Dodson, a cane cutter, revealed that he died as a result of haemorrhage due to a stab wound to the heart.

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5 Responses to “Teen charged in Paradise murder”

VincyHeat
on September 6th, 2008 12:09 pm

No one deserves to die for dating a girl even if they were seen kissing in the area, but its also important to look at the victim who was trying to date a 15yr old girl. Its something adults need to do and show better judgement, there is no way a 20 yr old man should me attracted much less dating a CHILD at that age.

Sad story….. sorry it ended the way it did loosing 2 more youths (the acused also)…….

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brown skin
In reply to the above comment on September 6th, 2008 9:33 pm:
I am so sad that this youth was put down because of being attracted to someone.He should have talked to his sister, and engaged an adult, probably the parents on either sides to intervene . Parents of the deceased, I grieve for you, you cannot get back your son, but pray that God will be with you throughout this grieving process. To the parents of the young criminal, pray and counsel your children. Show them the way of god.

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MOST
on September 8th, 2008 10:06 am

The lad had previously objected to the relationship and well intended too since the elder youth should have been more of a man than a little kid and quit .If things were not so he probably be charged for rape or carnal knowledge.Not that the killing is condone but this situation could very well be avoided and one would be alive and the other running about the place.Let this be lessons to learn.R.I.P. AND GIVE PRAYERS.

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evileyes
on September 8th, 2008 10:13 am

Both sides lost big time in this love affair. I hope a lesson is being learnt here. No matter what do not take matters into your own hands. This is so sad.

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StoneP
on September 11th, 2008 2:23 pm

People need to be more educated. The taking of someone’s life means is no small matter.

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