A 51-year-old man, Winston Fredericks, is reported to be killed after a 25-year-old son allegedly chops him while he is sleeping in a hammock in their yard in Wakapoa Village on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two, on Friday. Multiple outlets identify the victim as Fredericks and say the son was taken into custody following the attack.
Police and other reports describe the father as lying or resting in a hammock when he was attacked with a cutlass or chopping instrument, with injuries reported to his face and other parts of his body. The son is described as a fisherman in at least one account, and he is said to have been arrested or held as investigations proceed.
While coverage broadly agrees on the basic facts—victim, location, setting, allegation, and custody—outlets differ slightly in emphasis and wording, including whether they foreground the nature of the injuries, the time and place details, or the instrument used.
