Cuban sales rep hacked to death, stepfather surrenders to police carrying bloodied weapon

Police have launched a murder investigation into the brutal killing of 21-year-old Cuban national, Davely Morales, who was allegedly hacked to death early Friday morning by her stepfather at their residence on Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown.

The tragic incident unfolded at approximately 07:00 hrs at Lot 56 Pike Street, where Morales lived with her family. According to law enforcement, the suspect – 40-year-old Wispriey Alfonso, also a Cuban national – is now in Police custody and assisting with the ongoing investigation.

Morales, who had recently arrived in Guyana about a month ago with her mother, Milaysi Rodrigues (38), her nine-year-old sister, and the suspect, was employed as a sales representative. The family had been renting an apartment at the aforementioned address.

Police reports indicate that the horror began when another tenant in the apartment building was startled by the sound of a woman screaming. Upon investigating, the tenant discovered the door to Apartment #1 ajar and witnessed Alfonso standing over Rodrigues in the living room, attacking her with a chopper.

The tenant also saw Davely Morales lying beside her mother, bleeding profusely from multiple chop wounds. Despite her grave injuries, Morales managed to rise and flee the apartment, only to collapse moments later in the walkway. Alfonso reportedly fled the scene shortly thereafter.

Emergency Medical Technicians from the Central Fire Station were swiftly dispatched and arrived at the scene. Morales was pronounced dead by a doctor from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), while Rodrigues was rushed to the same facility for emergency treatment. She remains hospitalised in serious condition, suffering multiple chop wounds.

A preliminary examination of Morales’ body revealed several gruesome injuries, including deep lacerations to her hands, the back of her head, and jaw. Her body was subsequently transported to Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where a post-mortem examination is pending.

In a shocking turn of events, Alfonso later surrendered to authorities at the Kitty Police Station, carrying the alleged murder weapon – a chopper still stained with what appeared to be blood. He was promptly arrested and remains in custody.

Investigations into the incident are ongoing, and Police have not yet disclosed a motive for the attack.