Detectives are probing the murder of 34-year-old Dick Grant called ‘Buss Mouth’, or ‘Guinness’, a miner of Amokokopai Village, Region #7 and Blackwater Backdam Potaro in Region #8.
Police say that the incident occurred at the Blackwater Landing in Konawaruk, Potaro.
The 34-year-old man was murdered on November 1, 2022 between 01:00hrs and 02:00hrs by four identifiable males.
Enquiries revealed that on 2022/10/31 between 20:30 hrs and 22:15 hrs that Grant along with two other individuals were imbibing and playing pools at a shop located at Blackwater Landing.
At about 22:15 hrs, the now deceased man left the shop and went over to another shop located on the said landing, where he continued to imbibe.
While at the second shop the police said that Grant and the four suspects got into a heated argument after which a fight broke out.
The now dead man reportedly ran away but was followed by the four suspects.
Subsequently at about 05:30 hrs on 2022/11/01, the motionless body of Grant was found face down near the first shop.
Crime scene ranks who visited the scene and examined the body, found stab wounds on the right side of his neck, along with several chop wounds to the centre of the head, right hand and the left hand of the deceased man’s body.
The man’s body was escorted to the Mahdia District Hospital awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police are on the hunt for the suspects as investigations continue.
