Goldsmith fatally stabbed after row during Muslim youth cricket

Kareem Kayum

A young goldsmith was fatally stabbed on Friday evening after an argument erupted during a game of cricket at the Muslim Youth Organisation ground along Woodford Avenue, in Georgetown.

The dead man has been identified as 25-year-old Kareem Kayum, who succumbed while receiving treatment for his injuries. His assailant, identified as a 21-year-old man, is in police custody.

The stabbing reportedly occurred at about 18:40 hrs in the cricket cage at the Muslim Youth Organization ground.