Update: 30-Y-O labourer killed at Meten-Meer-Zorg construction site

Police have confirmed that the man killed at a construction site at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD) on Friday is identified as Fendel Trotman, called “Johnny” or “Rasta Man,” a 30-year-old labourer of Anna Catherina, WCD.

In a report on Saturday, the police said enquiries disclosed that the deceased was working as a mason at a two-storey concrete structure along the Meten-Meer-Zorg Public Road when he was involved in an altercation with another male.

Reports are that a scuffle ensued during which the suspect, who was armed with a knife, inflicted a stab wound to the Trotman’s chest before fleeing the scene on foot.

The injured man was taken to the De Kinderen Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty. The body was subsequently escorted to the Ezekiel Funeral Parlour, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.

No arrests have been made.

A knife sheath was found in the building while CCTV cameras in the vicinity were identified and will be reviewed as part of the ongoing investigation.