Patentia man fatally stabbed in argument over beef

The house where the incident occurred and where Sadeek’s body was found

A man was fatally stabbed at Patentia, West Bank Demerara, after an argument between him and another man over beef on Friday night.

Dead is 52-year-old Yusuf Sadeek, who was found with stab wounds to his neck, chest and face, by a man who went to the house. Sadeek’s attacker, with whom he used to live and who has only one leg, is in police custody assisting with the investigations.

The police said in a press release yesterday that the incident occurred around 00:05 hrs while Sadeek and another man were imbibing. The release added that an argument then ensued between Sadeek and the other man during which Sadeek was stabbed in the chest. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.

Sadeek, who was convicted about ten years ago for murdering his brother,