West La Penitence miner stabbed to death in Cuyuni

Teo Jamal James

A miner was on Monday stabbed to death after an altercation with the jilted lover of his girlfriend.

Dead is Teo Jamal James also known as ‘Max’, a 30 year-old miner of Lot 37 West La Penitence Housing Scheme, George-town, who was stabbed multiple times in a camp at Blackwater Crusher, Cuyuni River.

According to a police release, at about 7:40 pm on Monday, James was murdered by a man only known as ‘Tallman.’ James was subsequently taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.