A man has been arrested in connection with last Saturday’s invasion of a mining camp at Arakaka, North West District during which a Brazilian national was shot and injured.
Crime Chief Seelall Persaud yesterday confirmed the arrest.
Police in a press release identified the injured man as Christopher Mann, 26, of Bon Fim, Brazil, and the administrator of Gold Mines Corporation.
The release stated that at around 03:00 hrs Mann was in a mining camp at Arakaka when he was confronted by two men who demanded gold. A scuffle ensued during which he was shot to his body by the men who escaped.
The man was rushed to the Matthews Ridge Hospital before being air-dashed to the city. He is a patient of the Georgetown Public Hospital.
During the attack, the armed security guard at the mining camp was relieved of his .38 revolver and six rounds. The weapon was later found and according to Persaud there is nothing to indicate that it had been used.
