Wrong man ID’ed as Tumatumari murder victim

The man found murdered last week at a mining camp in Tumatumari, Potaro, has been identified as Danny Baldeo, of 49 Stewartville New Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara.

Police had reported the victim’s name as Ramprakash Deonarine and Baldeo’s nephew, who asked not to be named, told Stabroek News he was puzzled as to how the mistake could have been made, especially since a bag with all of his uncle’s documents, including birth certificate and ID card, was at the mining site with him.

Crime Chief Seelall Persaud told Stabroek News on Monday that the other camp employee who was left with Baldeo as well as a mining mat were missing and that they only had a