D’Urban St miner stabbed to death in Cuyuni

A 48-year-old porknocker was stabbed to death by a co-worker yesterday morning during an altercation at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

The dead man has been identified as Compton Benjamin, a resident of D’Urban Street, Georgetown.

He was stabbed once in his chest and succumbed while receiving medical attention at the Bartica Hospital.