A brotherly relationship between two blood relatives ended tragically, after one killed the other during a dispute in Moruga on Thursday night.
Anton Bacchus, 44, also known as Gary, a security guard, was stabbed four times by a 41-year-old man near the People’s Choice Bar at Edward Trace, Basse Terre Village.
Bacchus died shortly before 2 am while undergoing treatment at the San Fernando General Hospital. Stab wounds were observed in the chest area and on both arms.
The tragedy, however, has left relatives in shock and plunged the close-knit community into mourning.
Bacchus and the suspect both have three children and lived at Edward Trace.
Villager Jenny Mohammed, who operates a parlour, said she had returned home after attending the funeral of an elderly resident when Bacchus and the suspect came over to find out about how the resident died. She said they appeared intoxicated.
Jenny Emmanuel weeps at she recalls her last moments with her friend Anton Bacchus, 44, who was stabbed and killed on Thursday at Edward Trace, Basse Terre, Moruga.
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After explaining what was told to her about the resident’s demise, she said Bacchus and the suspect began arguing about the circumstances surrounding her death.
Emmanuel said her husband eventually told them to leave for “disrespecting” their home.
When they left her home, however, she said they were “hugging up going down the road.”
Shortly after, she heard a scream and someone said the suspect had stabbed Bacchus. A resident took Bacchus to the Princes Town Health Facility in his private vehicle.
While Emmanuel had a good relationship with both men, she considered Bacchus as a son. Describing him as a very good person, she said Bacchus was not involved in bacchanal and confusion.
Bacchus’ older cousin Martin Molino said the incident had them confused, hurt and in shock.
“I never hear them (Bacchus and the suspect) quarrel. No dispute, nothing. I never know them quarrelling, nothing. I tell you all of we used to lime together. We hunt together, we lime together, we cook together, everything, I know that everybody good. Is a real shock to me and the community,” he lamented.
Martin Molino speaks about his cousin Anton Bacchus, who was killed in Moruga on Thursday.
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Describing Bacchus and the suspect as buddies, Molino said they have no idea what triggered this deadly incident.
“Two of them always together liming and drinking. It hurt me real bad. It is something I will never forget as long as I live,” he said.
Officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region 3 are investigating.
A bunch of flowers is placed at the spot where Anton Bacchus was stabbed on Thursday at Edward Trace, Basse Terre, Moruga.
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