Leonora Double Murder: Wounded security guard arrested, another man on the run

Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir, a 30-year-old carpenter of Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, and Arvinda Roopram, a 25-year-old  construction worker, also of Stewartville, WCD was killed in what is now a double murder early Saturday morning.

Police said the incident occured at about 02:50 hrs  in the vicinity of District Club located at Leonora, WCD.

According to reports, Nasir, Roopram and the two suspects had a scuffle that ensued from a heated argument.

Roopram received several stab wounds on his body, and Nasir received one stab wound to his upper abdomen.

The two suspects, Alex Amsterdam, called ‘Mario’, a 28-year-old security guard, received one stab wound to his upper abdomen, while the second suspect, Terry (only name given), made good his escape from the scene in an unknown direction.

Nasir and Roopram were escorted to the Leonora Cottage Hospital by ranks of the Anti-Crime Patrol, where they were examined by a doctor on duty and pronounced dead.

Amsterdam was escorted to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty and later transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he is presently admitted as a patient under police guard. His condition is critical.

The scene was processed and a black-handle ‘Rambo’ knife was recovered, police said.

Several persons were questioned and useful information received as investigations continue.