The Guyana Police Force was called in to probe a murder at the Lusignan Prison on Sunday, September 12th. Dead is Eijad Mohamed Ali. The 23 year-old man was on remand and was housed in Holding Bay 2 along with several other prisoners.
According to the police, inquiries disclosed that the victim was confronted by three suspects who accused him of stealing an improvised weapon (jukker). The said weapon was then taken away from the victim by one of the suspects. The report added that a fight started between the victim and one of the other suspects who dealt the victim several stabs to his lower right abdomen.
The victim was then taken to the Lusignan Prison Infirmary and later transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries while seeking medical attention about 18:10hrs on Sunday.