Peacemaker, 17, stabbed and chopped to death

Sasenarine ‘Suraj’ Persaud

A 17-year-old boy of Number 70 Village, Corentyne was brutally murdered when he tried to make peace during an argument between his stepfather and two other men around 7.30 pm on Sunday.

Sasenarine ‘Suraj’ Persaud who sustained a chop and stab in the region of his heart was pronounced dead on arrival at the Skeldon Hospital.

One of his attackers is on the run, while another suspect, who attempted to take his own life by slashing his