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Five star robbery, murder…Police detain man, woman
Two persons were arrested as the police continue investigations into the murder of miner Cleveland Smithet.
Cleveland Smithet
The dead man along with his brother, Trevor Smithet and Lloyd David, were shot and robbed of gold and cash as they were leaving the Five Start Backdam, in the North West District on Tuesday.
Kaieteur News was told that the woman who was reported to have been kidnapped along with another male were allegedly part of the plot to rob the men. This newspaper was told that the woman was treated at an interior hospital and is being questioned by the police.
Meanwhile, relatives of the Smithet brothers have noted that they had to charter an aircraft to get the body of Cleveland out of Five Star. The other brother, according to relatives, was also being brought to the city for treatment.
Shocked relatives on Tuesday said that they had received the news of the shooting sometime around 08:00hrs on Tuesday. Caslyn Lewis, the sister of the two Smithets, said it was another relative who called. Lewis related to Kaieteur News that she was told that her brothers and David were on their way out of the backdam when they were confronted by the bandits.
The woman said that the men were relieved of all the “raw gold” that they had in their possession. It was unclear if a scuffle ensued between the parties, but the men were shot multiple times about the body. Lewis said Cleveland died on the spot while Trevor, was still alive up to press time, but his condition was critical.
Cleveland Smithet leaves to mourn his wife, his parents, five brothers and three sisters.
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