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Puruni backdam killing…
-Suspect held with marijuana and cocaine
Up to press time yesterday the man who was detained in connection with the murder of 29 year-old Travis De Souza was still being grilled at Police Headquarters, Eve Leary.
According to reports the suspect was nabbed on Sunday at Tiger Creek, Puruni, by police ranks. According to a police report the suspect was found with 10 grams of cocaine and 110 grams of marijuana in his possession.
Meanwhile, a source told this publication that the dead man’s reputed wife along with the suspect was taken to headquarters to give statements.
Initial reports are that De Souza was chopped to death after four men invaded his mining camp in the Chinese Creek area early Saturday morning.
It is believed that the men attacked De Souza after there was an earlier confrontation about some items that were stolen from his camp while he was away. There are reports that the man identified one of his attackers before he died.
De Souza’s body is currently at the Lyken Funeral home awaiting a post mortem examination.
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