A 51-year-old man 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, Essequibo Coast, on Friday.

Dead is Winston Fredericks of Wakapoa Village.

According to the Guyana Police Force, the incident occurred around midday on November 13, when Fredericks was reportedly attacked by his son, who allegedly inflicted several chop wounds to his face and body with a cutlass.

Preliminary investigations revealed that Fredericks was lying in a hammock in his yard when the attack occurred.

Members of the Community Policing Group (CPG) subsequently apprehended the suspect around 12:15 hours and handed him over to the police.

Ranks who visited the scene found Fredericks motionless in the hammock with multiple chop wounds about his body.

A cutlass suspected to have been used in the attack was recovered and lodged as evidence.

Fredericks was transported to the Charity Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a doctor on duty.

His body was later transferred to the Suddie Public Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.

The suspect, a 25-year-old fisherman of Wakapoa Village, remains in police custody as investigations continue.