Teen stabbed to death during fight on Kitty seawall

A teenager was reportedly stabbed to death on Sunday evening during an altercation with a group of young men along the Kitty Seawall, Georgetown. Dead is 16-year-old Stephon David, of Sans Souci Canal, No. 1 Polder, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

Based on reports received, David left home around 16:00h on Sunday, informing his father that he was joining friends to witness the annual Diwali motorcade. David and his friends were walking along the Kitty seawall when they were attacked by a group of men. One of the men brushed shoulders with David, triggering an argument that quickly escalated into a physical altercation.

During the fight, another 16-year-old reportedly whipped out a knife from his pants waist and inflicted a wound to David’s chest, thus causing him to collapse. The suspect and his friends fled the scene. David was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where he succumbed while receiving treatment.