A FATHER of two was killed Monday night after being stabbed by a man in the chest during a wedding celebration at Long Pond Road, Sisters Village, West Bank Demerara (WBD).

Dead is Arnold Rattan 47 of Sisters Village, W.B.D.Reports reveal that Rattan was trying to escort his attacker out of his mother-in-law’s yard because the man was misbehaving. He had stepped over into the yard that was adjacent to the wedding house when Rattan decided to escort the man outside the yard and he was stabbed to the chest with a knife.

His assailant was quickly apprehend by public-spirited citizens and turned over to police. The murder weapon was retrieved by the police.

The tractor operator who works at Wales Sugar Estate was rushed to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he died while receiving treatment.

Police said the murder occurred at 23:55hrs Monday night after a drunken man refused to be evicted from a yard he was not welcomed.
Meanwhile, police lauded the efforts of citizens who continue to support law enforcement.

According to the deceased father, Puran Rattan, this is the second son he lost in a four year period. The father of five explained that on September 7, 2012 he lost his 32-year-old son Deonanand Rattan under mysterious circumstance, while he worked at Roger Khan Timber Co.

“I would like the police to deal with this case properly and it would be good if they reopen the other case where my next son was killed, two of my sons are gone, I just asking for justice to be served.”

Relatives who were in shock described Rattan as an easy going individual who does not get into trouble.

Residents in the area said the man who is in police custody is known as “Solomon” who sells oranges in the city. “He normally has a knife to peel the oranges when he sells it to people at Bourda side in Georgetown,” one woman said.