Five persons were yesterday remanded to prison for the murders of Suresh Bachan and Steven Niles, who were found dead three weeks ago, at a mining camp at Black Water Backdam, Cuyuni River.
Those charged are: Nicholas Caesar, a 22-year-old miner of Yarrowkabra Village, Linden Soesdyke Highway; Venezuelan nationals Juan Oscar Calderon Lopez called ‘Gordo’, 25; Jose Ramon Tovar called ‘Bashein’, 24; Luis Miguel Monrroy, 35; and Jhonny Gonzalvez called ‘Sankey Pankey’, 47.
They all appeared at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Dylon Bess where the charge was read.
They were not allowed to plead to the indictable charge and were remanded to prison.
The matter has been transferred to the Kamarang Magistrate’s Court and postponed to September 20, 2021.
The Guyana Police Force had reported that the owner of the gold mining operation, Kevin Faerber, received information from workers at the camp about the gruesome discovery of the men’s dead bodies.
The report stated that the workers, upon arrival at the work site, found the bodies of 52-year-old Suresh Bachan, of Thomas Street, Kitty, and 31-year-old Steven Niles.
Bachan was found lying on his back on a makeshift bed, while Niles was also found lying on his back in a hammock. It is believed that the duo were killed between August 4 and 5.
Additionally, Niles’ AR-15 firearm was stolen along with the top mat from the sluice box.
According to police, they were supposedly the only two persons at the ‘watch camp’ at the time. It was also stated that the two men stayed in separate camps about 100 metres apart.
Autopsies found that both men were bludgeoned to death.
