A teenager of Swan Village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway was fatally stabbed by his drinking buddy following a quarrel over the suspect’s slippers.
The deceased man has been identified as Alex Daniels, 19, a miner.
Information provided by the police revealed that the deceased and the suspect were coworkers at a gold mine at Frenchman Backdam, Essequibo River and were consuming alcohol earlier in the night.
Police yesterday said the stabbing occurred between 10 pm on Wednesday and 4 am Thursday morning.
The police said the men while returning to their mining camp got into a dispute after the suspect threw away Daniels’ slippers. Employees at the camp related to investigators that they tried to resolve the dispute by speaking to them. The efforts of the employees were however fruitless, as the argument continued.
At the camp shared by both the suspect and the deceased, police said the suspect armed himself with a knife and dealt Daniels two stab wounds, one to the centre of his chest and another above his right hip.
Subsequent to the attack, the suspect was arrested by his coworkers who were present at the camp.
The twenty- four-year-old suspect of Hotoquai Hill, North West District is in police custody assisting with investigation. He was handed over to the Mabura Police Station with the murder weapon.
The deceased’s body was also taken to the station, police said.
