A 43-year-old security guard was stabbed to death at Demerara Timbers Limited at Mabura on Friday night following an argument with a co-worker over a sum of money. His attacker has not yet been arrested.

Dead is Mineo Holder of Lot 23 Silver City Hill, Wismar, Linden. He sustained a gaping stab wound to the abdomen and died before receiving medical attention.

A police statement said yesterday that they are investigating the murder, which occurred around 19:05 hrs on Friday.

Investigations revealed that the body of Holder, who was attached to Demerara Timbers Limited at Mabura, was found in the doorway of the quarters of another security guard with whom he had earlier had an argument over a sum of money. The body had stab wounds to the abdomen, the release added.

The body is at the Mackenzie Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Yesterday the man’s relatives were in shock over his violent death and were in the process of gathering information on what led to it.

One of the man’s sisters, in an emotional telephone conversation with this newspaper said Holder had only been employed with the timber company for a few months.
The woman, who did not want to be named, said that though her brother was very hasty and a lover of alcohol, he had always been there for his family.

Stabroek News was told that on Friday night, relatives received word that Holder was involved in an incident at his work site and he was “being brought out”.

His brother said that when they arrived at the Mackenzie Hospital and saw him, he was dead.

The man leaves behind three children and eleven siblings.
Police are continuing their investigations.