Frederick Samuels, the man who fatally stabbed a policeman and then took his own life last Friday, was known to be mentally unstable and a drug addict, family members said last evening.
Samuels, 41, of Buxton, East Coast Demerara, fatally stabbed Constable Antonio Dawson, 27, of Good Intent, West Bank Demerara, who had responded to a call to assist in apprehending him.
The confrontation, in the vicinity of the Gafoors Complex at Houston, East Bank Demerara, occurred after Samuels
