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Miner chopped to death in Puruni Backdam
– suspect held
Police have detained a man following the hacking to death of a 29 year-old miner at Chinese Creek, Puruni.
According to reports, 29 year-old Travis De Souza of 13 Section ‘C’ Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara died at his mining camp early Saturday morning after being chopped about his body by four men who had invaded his camp.
Dead: 29-year-old Travis De Souza
Mrs. De Souza said she was told that the incident occurred at around 04:00 hours on Saturday. According to De Souza she last saw her son alive on Wednesday when he left for the interior location.
“His girlfriend call and say that four men come in the camp and while they were sleeping one of the men started chopping Travis.”
The woman said her son’s girlfriend further related that when her son was chopped the first time he sprung out of his bed calling the name of his attacker.
“He girlfriend say that when he get the first chop he jump up and say Matthew this is wha you gon do to me, all ah we is friend.”
However, despite Travis’ plea with his attacker to stop this publication was told that the man continued hacking away at him. This publication was told that one of the men who entered the camp has been identified as an ex-cadet officer.
His mother said she was told that her son had a confrontation with the men after some items from his camp were stolen.
“Travis come home for Easter and all he keep telling me is that he can’t stay long because he got plenty valuables left in the camp so he hurrying to go back.
He even bring out some of his things but I ain’t know if them boys take he thing because they think he ain’t going back in,”.
The woman speculated that her son’s attackers were not pleased with the way her son may have spoken to them.
Mrs. De Souza said her son’s girlfriend was left unharmed in the camp.
She added that she is still awaiting additional information as to what else transpired leading up to her son’s death.
“The last call I get is that the police went back to the area with Travis girlfriend and they get one of the men who went in the camp and he in police custody, but I still waiting till she come out so I could hear is wha really happen,”.
According to De Souza, on Saturday evening her son’s remains were brought out to the Bartica Hospital Mortuary and transferred to the Lyken Funeral Home where it is currently awaiting a post mortem examination.
Up to press time yesterday too this publication was told that a team of detectives was still in the location looking for the remaining suspects.
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