Stabbed miner named assailant before dying

Rafel Khan

Before  dying, miner Rafael Khan had revealed the name of the person who stabbed him, a relative said.

The body of Khan, 32, of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast was found at about 4 pm on Saturday at Mowasie Backdam, Mahdia, Potaro, with suspected stab wounds to the chest. Police said the circumstances surrounding Khan’s death are being investigated and relatives told Stabroek News yesterday that the information that they have is sketchy.

But they said that they were told that it was an ex-policeman who stabbed Khan with a pair of scissors during an