Two dead after early morning stabbing in Leonora

Police are investigating a double murder that occurred in Leonora, West Coast Demerara (WCD) in the early hours of September 21, which left two men dead and another seriously injured. The victims were identified as Mohamed Kalameeden Nasir, a 30-year-old carpenter, and Arvinda Roopram, a 25-year-old construction worker, both of Stewartville, WCD.
According to reports, Nasir and Roopram were involved in a heated argument with two suspects near the District Club in Leonora at around 2:50 am.

The confrontation escalated into a physical altercation in which Roopram suffered numerous stab wounds while Nasir suffered a fatal stab wound to the upper abdomen.
One of the suspects, 28-year-old security guard Alex Amsterdam, nicknamed “Mario”, also suffered a stab wound to the upper abdomen and was taken first to Leonora Cottage Hospital and then to West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition under police protection. The second suspect, identified only as “Terry”, fled the scene and is still at large.
Police arrived at the scene shortly after the incident and recovered a black-handled Rambo knife. Nasir and Roopram were taken to Leonora Cottage Hospital where they were pronounced dead on arrival. Several witnesses have been interviewed and detectives are following up on leads as the investigation continues.