Latest update June 4th, 2026 12:30 AM
Miner remanded for murder
Tyrone Freso, 25, of Berbice River was yesterday remanded to prison after making a court appearance before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson. It was alleged that Freso on February 6 at Black Water Creek in the Mazaruni district murdered Dennis Patterson.
He was not required to plead to the indictable charge. He is expected to make his next court appearance on March 10.
Thirty three- year-old Dennis Patterson was stabbed to death on Friday last after he had allegedly accused Freso of stealing a pair of his trousers.
Patterson, of Perseverance, Essequibo Coast, succumbed to several stab wounds at around 11:00 hours on Friday at Black Water Creek.
According to the dead man’s reputed wife, Rosemary Melbourne, “Freso” is said to be a drug addict, who attacked Patterson from behind with a knife.
The woman said she was told that following an early argument during which Patterson had accused the man of stealing a pair of trousers, the suspect went away and returned with a knife.
Melbourne said that from reports she received, Patterson was sitting on a bench when the suspect attacked him unexpectedly.
Before Patterson could defend himself, he was already stabbed several times about his body, and collapsed in a pool of blood.
Several persons who were at the shop responded and subdued the suspect, but by then he had already inflicted the fatal wounds.
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