Miner stabbed to death at North West District

Dead: Richard Melvin Titus

Miner Richard Melvin Titus was fatally stabbed outside a shop in the North West District (NWD), following an argument with another man.

Titus, called “Cookie” and “One Knottie,” of Second Street, Alberttown, Georgetown was discovered wounded at Five Star backdam, NWD. Public-spirited citizens made immediate efforts to get Titus medical attention but he died before his arrival at the Port Kaituma Hospital.

Titus, 30, is the third man to be murdered in the NWD in recent weeks. Dredge owner Andy Whyte was stabbed to death and later found dead along