Killed over woman
By VASHTEE ACHIBAR Tuesday, September 25 2012
WE WANT JUSTICE: Hurting couple Denise Peters and Rolly Brown, are demanding justice for the murder of their son Marcus Peters, who was
abducted from a bar not too far from the Chaguanas Police Station and later stabbed to death.
A
HEATED argument over a woman is being blamed for the stabbing death of
an Enterprise teenager with his grieving parents insisting that if
Chaguanas police had intervened earlier, their son might still be alive
today.
The dead youth has been identified as
Marcus Akeil Peters, 19, of Bhagaloo Street Enterprise. Marcus’ father
Rolly Brown told Newsday during an interview at his home that a former
friend of his son’s girlfriend, had been in the habit of harassing
Marcus over the young woman.
The girl in question had moved into Marcus’ parents’ home several months ago with her child from a previous relationship. Brown recalled that on Sunday night Marcus and the woman identified only as “Denise” went to “Traxxs” bar located at Railway Road, a short distance from the Chaguanas Police Station.
The girl in question had moved into Marcus’ parents’ home several months ago with her child from a previous relationship. Brown recalled that on Sunday night Marcus and the woman identified only as “Denise” went to “Traxxs” bar located at Railway Road, a short distance from the Chaguanas Police Station.
Brown said he was told that sometime after 4 am, Marcus and two
friends were outside the bar when they were attacked by a group of men
who alighted from three cars. Brown said he was told that one of Marcus’
friends was hit in the back of his head with a bottle and that the
other youth ran off in the direction of the police station.
Marcus was then forced at gun-point into one of the cars which then drove off. Brown said the young man who ran off, went to the police station and reported to officers what was happening but no officer responded. Brown said that police only visited the bar an hour after the incident, by which time, Marcus was already dead, having been stabbed more than 20 times.
At 5 am, one of Brown’s daughters visited the police station to make enquiries after Marcus’ whereabout could not be ascertained. It was then that Brown’s daughter was told that her brother was at the Chaguanas Health Centre. When the family reached the health centre, Marcus’ body was on a table.
“The police not doing their work man. They could have saved my son’s life if they had responded quickly. The bar is walking distance from the police station. But the officers never came. To say my son was in bacchanal is not so. My son was a good young man, he worked as a mason. We trained him properly and taught him to respect others. I teach my children to do the right things and now look what happened,” Brown said.
“I want justice for my son’s death, I want justice,” he said close to tears. “My other children are hurting over Marcus’ death, we want justice,” he cried.
His wife Denise Peters also echoed her husband’s call for justice and for the police to take their job more seriously. “The Chaguanas police don’t respond when you call them...when you living. They does only respond when you dead,” she cried.
“My son had stabs all over his body even on his hands. It look like he was trying to hold on to the knife as they kept stabbing him. I never even kill a chicken in my life and they taking human lives so easily. They evil! They wicked!” she cried.
No arrests have been made and when Newsday contacted the police at the station, they gave the assurance that investigations are continuing. The murder toll now stands at 302.
Marcus was then forced at gun-point into one of the cars which then drove off. Brown said the young man who ran off, went to the police station and reported to officers what was happening but no officer responded. Brown said that police only visited the bar an hour after the incident, by which time, Marcus was already dead, having been stabbed more than 20 times.
At 5 am, one of Brown’s daughters visited the police station to make enquiries after Marcus’ whereabout could not be ascertained. It was then that Brown’s daughter was told that her brother was at the Chaguanas Health Centre. When the family reached the health centre, Marcus’ body was on a table.
“The police not doing their work man. They could have saved my son’s life if they had responded quickly. The bar is walking distance from the police station. But the officers never came. To say my son was in bacchanal is not so. My son was a good young man, he worked as a mason. We trained him properly and taught him to respect others. I teach my children to do the right things and now look what happened,” Brown said.
“I want justice for my son’s death, I want justice,” he said close to tears. “My other children are hurting over Marcus’ death, we want justice,” he cried.
His wife Denise Peters also echoed her husband’s call for justice and for the police to take their job more seriously. “The Chaguanas police don’t respond when you call them...when you living. They does only respond when you dead,” she cried.
“My son had stabs all over his body even on his hands. It look like he was trying to hold on to the knife as they kept stabbing him. I never even kill a chicken in my life and they taking human lives so easily. They evil! They wicked!” she cried.
No arrests have been made and when Newsday contacted the police at the station, they gave the assurance that investigations are continuing. The murder toll now stands at 302.
