A man was stabbed to death at 14 Miles, Bartica on Monday and the details surrounding the incident were still sketchy at press time last night since police ranks dispatched to the remote area had not yet returned.
Several police officials said a report was made about a murder which was committed sometime during the day. The suspect this newspaper was told, was captured by public-spirited citizens.
This newspaper was told that the trek to the area is very long and the only means of communication is by radio sets and satellite phones.
This latest murder in the E&F Division comes one day after a miner was stabbed to death at Apaikwa Landing, Middle Mazaruni and two others injured during an argument.
Sylvester Simon who police say is from St. Ignatius, Lethem died in the area and this newspaper was told that a pathologist was flown there yesterday to conduct a post mortem.
Crime Chief Seelall Persaud when contacted could not say if the post- mortem was done. He said that the suspect was still being held in the area and would have been transported to the city when the pathologist was returning.
At press time, this newspaper could not ascertain if things went as planned.
Police had said in a statement that initial investigations revealed that Simon was fatally stabbed during an argument with another man. Two other persons, police, said, are reported to have been injured during the incident. One of the injured has been flown out to Georgetown and has been admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
A team of police ranks is in the area conducting investigations into that incident.
On August 7, Brazilian miner Jose Rodriguez De Oliveira was chopped to death at Aranka Backdam, Cuyuni River, after an argument erupted during a drinking spree. The suspect Mark Thompson was subsequently charged and is to make a court appearance on September 29.
In July, John Philander was chopped at Echerak, Potaro and the suspect remains at large.
Persaud had told this newspaper earlier this year, that the geography of the area, the scattered population and inadequate communications makes it difficult for the police to tackle serious crimes and gun violence.
