Cops nab suspect in fatal Mahaica beating

Dead: Courtney Porter

Quick action by the police has led to the arrest of the suspect in the murder of Courtney Porter, the miner who was fatally beaten at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.

‘F’ Division Commander Ravindradat Budhram told Stabroek News that the suspect, Forrester Gravesande, was arrested on Monday evening at Aranka Backdam. He was handed over to the police in ‘C’ Division, who are investigating the murder.

Porter, 49, a father of three of Lot 5 Jonestown, Mahaica, died on Sunday afternoon, more than