Brazilian man held over death of mining camp workmate

A Brazilian national has been arrested after his workmate was found dead in a pit on Wednesday morning.

According to Commander of ‘F’ Division Ravindradat Budhram, around 4pm on Tuesday, the suspect and his colleague, Kido Lewis, of Kwataman Village, North Rupununi, were seen leaving their mining camp.

However, around 10am on Wednesday, only the Brazilian national returned.

Budhram said the General Manager and a group of workers subsequently followed a trail of blood and they discovered Lewis’ lifeless body, with multiple wounds, some distance away from the camp in Cuyuni River area.

The matter was then reported to the police and the Brazilian national was subsequently arrested.