A Brazilian national was fatally stabbed on Thursday by a fellow miner with whom he had been drinking at Central Baramita, in the North West District of Region One.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday said that the man, only identified by the alias “Neguon” or “Negung,” was fatally stabbed as a result of an argument. Up to yesterday the police were still searching for the suspect.
The police noted that the two men had been involved in gold mining at the Guyana-Venezuela border. However, the men had a misunderstanding over a quantity of raw gold, which led to them frequently threatening each other. The police said the threats were never reported.
On Thursday, at about 20.30 hrs, the deceased and the suspect were drinking at Central Baramita, North West District, in the vicinity of Johnny Phillips’ hotel. The police said that the men had a heated argument which caused the suspect to draw a knife from his waist. The man allegedly used the knife to stab the deceased several times to his chest and rib area.
The suspect then allegedly dropped the said knife and made good his escape on foot, while the now deceased man was rushed to the Baramita Health Centre. The police said that the man was pronounced dead on arrival by the medic on duty at the centre.
His body is expected to be escorted to the Port Kaituma Mortuary for storage and to await a post-mortem examination, the police said.
