Miner murdered, girl chopped by dredge owner

Junior Joseph

A miner was chopped to death and a teenaged girl was brutally hacked at Big Creek Backdam, North West District around midnight on Monday after her lover found her in a compromising position with the other man.

Dead is Junior Joseph, age 22, of Lot 17 Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast. Up to press time the 16-year-old girl who had to be air-dashed to the city was listed in a critical condition at the