Miner Shane Jacobs was slashed about the body and stabbed to the chest by a man who reportedly accused him of “leaking information to the police”. The suspect was chased by other miners and was apprehended hours after the attack.
Jacobs, 30, of Lot 3 Old Road, Stewartville, West Coast Demerara jointly owned a mining concession in the Pamela Backdam, Mahdia area. The man, according to his mother Joan Rodrigues, and his uncle Jerald Jeffrey started operations at the location about three years ago.
About one week ago, the woman recalled, Jacobs had telephoned home to speak with her. The woman said she was not there at the time but Jacobs
