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Miner beaten to death, two others injured at Siparuni River camp
(Kaieteur News) – A 32-year old miner was beaten to death on Tuesday morning while two others were injured over the alleged theft of gold at a mining camp along the Siparuni River region 8.
Dead is Rowell La Cruz, called “Kabaloo,”, a miner of Warapoka Village, North West District.
The incident occurred around 10:00hrs.
La Cruz’s body (A screengrab of a video posted by Joseph Allen)
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), La Cruz and another male worker, who were both employed at a dredging operation, were in the camp’s kitchen area when they were approached by three men who accused them of stealing gold from a sluice box.
The men were then ordered to go to a nearby watch camp where they met another male. “It is alleged that the suspects, armed with a handgun, cutlasses and a mattock handle, dealt the men several blows about their bodies, causing injuries, after which they left,” police said.
The injured men were later assisted by public-spirited citizens and taken towards the riverfront. However, La Cruz reportedly succumbed to his injuries while being transported and his body was subsequently placed at a nearby camp.
“Police ranks subsequently visited the scene where the body of the miner was found lying motionless with marks of violence about his body,” police said.
The body was escorted to the Linden Hospital Complex Mortuary where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body has since been placed there awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Meanwhile, the two other injured men — a 36-year-old man of Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara and Fair View Village, North Rupununi, and a 25-year-old miner of Paramakatoi Village, North Pakaraimas — were taken to separate medical facilities where they were treated and admitted.
Police are currently searching for the suspects as investigations continue.
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