Chadiraj Lall, the Enmore, East Coast Demerara man who was brutally stabbed on Monday night in a suspected attempt on his life at his home, has been discharged from the hospital, while police are continuing a search for the suspect, who has been identified.
Dorin Lall, the mother of the injured man, informed Stabroek News that he was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) yesterday and he is currently at home recovering.
The woman said that the incident has left her traumatised and she is fearful for her son’s life. “I can’t overcome this incident,” she said.
Divisional Commander Calvin Brutus, when contacted for an update on the investigation yesterday, told Stabroek News that the police have since been provided with a name and address of the suspect. He said several searches were made at the suspect’s home, with the most recent being at midnight on Thursday, but these were unsuccessful.
Stabroek News had previously reported that Chadiraj, 49, was stabbed several times about his body, including to his neck and back, during the attack, which occurred around 10 pm on Monday at his Newtown, Enmore home.
The perpetrator reportedly related to Chadiraj that he came to kill him.
Chadiraj, also known as ‘Dharmendra,’ was stabbed five times about his body and he sustained a punctured lung.
His mother had related to this newspaper that Chadiraj had awakened to eat dinner when the attack occurred.
The woman said she was in her bedroom when her son mentioned that the kitchen window on the south-eastern side of the house was open and he suspected someone was in the house.
Dorin said her son proceeded to search the house and eventually encountered the assailant in an unoccupied room, where a brawl ensued. “
During the scuffle, Lall was able to unmask his assailant, who then ran out of the room and into the living room, where Dorin was.
“Eventually after he boring me son and me son grabble he head and pull the mask and we see he. He get stab all over, his hand everything. He (Chadiraj) had a cutlass and every time he try fuh pick it up, the boy stab he. When he reach out, he (the perpetrator) said, ‘Muds, I didn’t come for money, I come to kill he.’ And so I open the door and let he out,” the woman related.
She said that as soon as the attacker fled, she ran to her son and found him lying on the ground in a pool of blood.
The suspect is said to be known to the family and even assisted with odd jobs before. As a result, the family is questioning why he or anyone would want to kill Lall. “I don’t know why they would want to kill him. Me son don’t trouble nobody and you could ask anyone,” Dorin said.
