Miner charged with manslaughter over peacemaker killing

Alex Higgins

A 22-year-old miner was yesterday remanded to prison after being arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for unlawfully killing fellow miner Jevon Fraser who reportedly intervened in an argument as a peacemaker.

The charge against Alex Higgins of Lot 542 ‘D’ Field Sophia is that on December 27 last,