Relatives of a miner, who died on Friday and whose autopsy revealed that he died of respiratory failure due to a severed spine and injuries to the nape, suspect foul play.
The sister and aunt of Patrick Richards called ‘Junior’ of 129 Main Road, Port Kaituma who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital last Friday said they did not believe his death was as a result of him injuring himself from swimming in the river as was claimed.
Speaking with Stabroek News, the man’s sister Ayodelli Humphrey said several inconsistent reports were given to her. The woman said that on the evening before Richards’ death he confided that he
