Teenage gang member held over Belle West killing

Imran Mohammed

At least one of the teenage gang members suspected in the stabbing death of a 17-year old carpenter on Monday night is in custody and the family of the victim is hopeful that the full force of the law is brought against the perpetrators.

Imran Mohammed, called “Dado,” of Lot 951 Belle West, Canal Number Two, West Bank Demerara was killed following a confrontation with the members of the gang near a shop in the community on Monday night.

Mohammed, who travelled home from Berbice on Monday, left his parents’ home to purchase goods at a shop for his mother to cook. Reports are that while at the shop, he encountered several teenage boys, said to