Sophia boy, 13, murdered during altercation involving 11-year-old friend

Kareem Durant, a 13-year-old student at Carmel Secondary School and of D Field Sophia, Georgetown was murdered on Tuesday at 19:10 hrs at Cummings Park E Field Sophia, by an 11-year-old male.

Inquiries disclosed that the victim and the suspect are known to each other since they are friends who usually play together in the community.

On Tuesday night, the 11 year old was sitting on a stock of PVC pipes which are stored on the parapet at the side of his home, when Durant went up to him and pushed him off of the pipes, causing him to fall to the ground.

The suspect then got up and ran inside his home and informed his older brother, who then approached the Durant.

An argument ensued and Durant left and returned in the company of another male, armed with a scissors, police said.

Durant then approached the older brother of the suspect and dealt him a stab to his left side lower back.

Upon seeing, the suspect (11-year-old) pulled out a knife from his pants waist and stabbed Durant in his left side chest.

Durant then ran west towards his home and collapsed on the parapet in front of his home.

He was then picked up by his older brother, Shawn Fletchman and taken to GPHC where he was pronounced dead.

The scene was processed by the Crime Laboratory of CIDHQ. One brown handled knife which is alleged to be the weapon used, was recovered in a nearby trench in the vicinity of the scene.

The scissors were also recovered next to where the victim fell. Both the knife and the scissors were placed into evidence bags, marked, sealed, and lodged.

The suspect was arrested at the scene and escorted to Turkeyen Police Station in the company of his father.

The body of the deceased is currently lying at GPHC mortuary, awaiting PME. Investigations are ongoing.