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As a 16-year-old Couva schoolboy remains in police custody for stabbing Marabella labourer Akil Sylvester to death on Friday, neighbours are calling for his release, saying he was defending his mother who was being severely beaten.
Police said the boy was taken to the South Oropouche Booking Centre for safekeeping after seeking medical attention.
According to a report, the 35-year-old mother was in downtown Couva around 2 pm preparing to return home, when on entering her vehicle, Sylvester, 36, of Old Trainline Road, Marabella, entered and accompanied her home.
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