Latest update December 30th, 2024 2:15 AM
Latest News
- Guyana to pay back US EXIM Bank US$316.2M in interest on US$527M Gas-to-Energy loan
- Three shot, two stabbed as Linden gangs clash
- Israeli forces order new evacuation of besieged northern Gaza town
- Father killed, son hospitalised in Rupununi Bee attack
- ExxonMobil bullish about seizing remaining opportunities in Stabroek Block before license expires in 2027
Miner stabbed to death during argument at ‘Honey Camp’
Miner stabbed to death during argument at ‘Honey Camp’
Kaieteur News- A 37-year-old miner was killed on Tuesday by his Brazilian co-worker during an argument over who is their rightful employer. The fatal stabbing took place at Nine Miles Backdam, Honey Camp, Middle Mazaruni, Region Seven.
Police identified the dead miner as, Ovid James, of Mahdia, Region Eight while the suspect was identified only as “Nigi”.
Their boss, Alister Culpepper, a dredge owner, told police that they washed down on Monday at around 16:00hrs. After completing the process, he and all of his workers left for Honey Camp Landing where they spent the evening consuming alcohol.
James reportedly became intoxicated and his reputed wife, who is a cook employed with Culpepper, took him back to the mining camp.
When the duo arrived at the mining camp, the Brazilian man who is on the run, was sitting at a table drinking High Wine.
James reportedly joined him.
“…they both started to argue as to who was their employer,” James’ wife reportedly told police.
“The Brazilian national then armed himself with a knife, walked up to the deceased and dealt him a stab to his lower abdomen,” police said in a statement on Wednesday.
James reportedly fell to the ground and remained motionless. It is believed that he bled to death before police arrived.
Police took James to the Issano Health Post for additional examination by the doctor stationed there.
Meanwhile, efforts are being made to capture the Brazilian national.
(Miner stabbed to death during argument at ‘Honey Camp’)
Similar Articles
THE BLUNT OF THE DAY
Sports
Features/Columnists
Consent is not a veto
Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- Bharrat Jagdeo, continues to muddle the discourse on the renegotiation of the Production... more
Breaking the Chains of Poverty: A need for political will
By Sir Ronald Sanders Kaieteur News- The year 2024 has underscored a grim reality: poverty continues to be an unyielding... more
Weekend Cartoon
