The suspect in the murder of 19 year-old Barneth McKenzie is to be charged and arraigned before the court, according to advice received by the Guyana Police Force from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
This was confirmed by Regional Commander of Region 4 (c) Assistant Commissioner Royston Andries-Junor to this newspaper yesterday during a telephone interview.
The suspect, who is said to be an 18 year-old, was fingered to be the person responsible for the stabbing death of Dazzell Housing Scheme resident Barneth McKenzie, during a scuffle in the area on Tuesday.
At around 4:50 pm, the suspect was at a nearby shop in the community when McKenzie arrived at the same location and the two got into a heated argument. This resulted in a scuffle between the two men and the suspect allegedly whipped out a knife and dealt McKenzie several stabs about his abdomen.
The victim was then rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
