Brazilian miner murdered at Sandhill Landing

Nov 03, 2025 News

— suspect on the run after knife attack

(Kaieteur News) – Police in Region Seven are hunting a 24-year-old Brazilian gold miner accused of fatally stabbing his colleague during a drunken brawl at Sandhill Landing, Cuyuni River, early Saturday morning.

Dead is 34-year-old Francis Diago Alivera, a Brazilian national and gold miner. The killing ocurred around 01:45hrs on Saturday. In a statement police said initial enquiries disclosed that Alivera and the suspect, also employed as a gold miner in the area were known to each other and had been socialising on the evening prior to the incident. During the early hours of November 1, 2025, an altercation reportedly developed between them, during which the suspect allegedly armed himself with a knife and inflicted multiple injuries upon Alivera.

The injured man was assisted by public-spirited persons and subsequently transported to a nearby mining company outpost, where he received initial medical attention. He was later transferred to the Bartica Regional Hospital where he was receiving treatment but subsequently succumbed to his injuries.

Ranks led by senior detectives visited both the hospital and the scene at Sandhill Landing. The area was processed by crime-scene investigators who recovered a knife suspected to have been used in the attack. Several persons have been interviewed and statements obtained. The suspect fled the scene and is currently being sought. The body of the deceased is presently at the Bartica Regional Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination. Investigations are ongoing.

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Brazilian, Francis Diago Alivera, miner, murdered, Sandhill Landing

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