A young miner is now dead after he was stabbed by a man who he was arguing with him over cigarettes.
According to the police, 20-year-old Daniel George of Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, was drinking at the Barakat Landing, Mazaruni River along with a 35-year-old miner from Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo.
While they were imbibing, around 8 pm, on October 16, an argument erupted over cigarettes during which the suspect fatally stabbed George in his abdomen and right eye with a knife.
The suspect has since been arrested and is currently in police custody assisting with the investigation.