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Wakapoa man chopped to death by son while sleeping in hammock

Verified: 4 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Guyana.

📍 Georgetown, Guyana, GY·🕐 27m ago·4 outlets

(Kaieteur News) – Fifty-one-year-old Winston Fredericks was allegedly chopped to death by his 25-year-old son while lying in a hammock in his yard at Wakapoa Village, Lower Pomeroon River, on Friday. The Guyana Police Force in a statement said, Fredericks was lying in a hammock in his yard when his son, allegedly attacked him with a…

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The story so far · 5 reports · ✓ Verified Nov 13, 9:29 PM UTC

2 outlets from Guyana, where the story is: iNews Guyana, Kaieteur News · how we count

  1. Nov 13, 7:13 AM UTCFirst report
    25-year-old charged in connection with death of 63-year-old man in Hunterdon Countywfmz.com ↗
  2. Nov 13, 9:29 PM UTC+14 h
    Kea‘au man charged in death of 3-month-old sonkitv.com ↗
  3. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 9:29 PM UTC · +14 h
  4. Nov 14, 12:47 AM UTC+18 h
    51-year-old man hacked to death in hammock; son arrestedinewsguyana.com ↗
  5. Nov 14, 2:54 PM UTC+32 h
    Son chops father to death while sleeping in hammockinewsguyana.com (again) ↗
  6. Nov 15, 3:33 PM UTC+2 d· you’re reading this
    Wakapoa man chopped to death by son while sleeping in hammockkaieteurnewsonline.com ↗
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[Claude] Both reports describe the same Friday killing of Winston Fredericks in Wakapoa Village by his son, with no conflicting facts.

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