Cuban National Fatally Stabbed at Little Diamond; Roommate in Police Custody

A 37-year-old Cuban national was fatally stabbed at a two-storey building in Little Diamond, East Bank Demerara, on Tuesday night, with another Cuban national taken into police custody as investigations continue.

The deceased has been identified as Lazaro Yasmany Izquierdo Duarte, a labourer who resided at the location where the incident occurred.

According to the Guyana Police Force, the incident happened at approximately 9:45 p.m. on October 20. Duarte and a 38-year-old Cuban national were reportedly occupying the same room on the lower flat of the building.