By Farah Bates – Nineteen-year-old Dave Jacobs was on Wednesday charged with the murder of Lochan Persaud Kamaldeo, the vagrant who was stabbed to death on January 03rd at #79 Village, Berbice.
The suspect appeared before Magistrate Alex Moore at the #51 Magistrates’ Court where the indictable charge was read to him.
It is alleged that the men were involved in an argument over a vacant stand along the roadside that Kamaldeo sleeps on. During the argument, Jacobs reportedly whipped out a sharp object and stabbed the victim to his left side chest. The man later succumbed to his injuries.
Jacobs, formerly of Linden, usually does handy work for persons around the Skeldon area.
He was remanded to prison until February 20th and the matter was transferred to the Springlands Magistrates’ court.