Old grievance led to bloody deaths of brothers at St Lawrence

Ryan Fredericks

By Mia Anthony

Ryan Fredericks, a 25-year-old father of three, remains hospitalized in a critical state following a bloody confrontation on Wednesday which left two brothers, Ellis Joseph and Marvin Joseph dead.

Speaking with Stabroek News yesterday, Annette Miguel, the aunt of Fredericks and another source recounted what occurred at Miguel’s home in St Lawrence, East Bank Essequibo.

Miguel stated that Fredericks went to her home around 2 pm on Wednesday after arriving from the Pomeroon where he lives. He was planning to spend the evening at her home and venture into the gold mines yesterday morning where he works. “He come out from Pomeroon yesterday and he dropped off his bag at my home and told me he is going by his mother house to collect a speaker and come back”. She stated that the Fredericks family has a history with the Joseph brothers but is unaware of what started the issues between them.