Second man held in Cuyuni miner’s death

Police in ‘F’ Division have arrested a second person, as investigations into the death of Phillip Cort, a Cuyuni miner who was allegedly murdered after an altercation with another miner over missing gold.

Cort, 55, of Arimu Falls Top Landing, Cuyuni, and formerly of 32 Queen Street, Courtland, Corentyne, Berbice, was found in his tent on Monday morning, with multiple marks of violence, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

According to Divisional Commander Ravindradat Budhram, currently two persons,