Police are investigating the killing on Saturday of 23-year-old Louis Phillips, a vaquero of Parikwarnawa Village, Central Rupununi, Region Nine.
The police stated that Louis was employed by a rancher to work on his ranch located about 15 miles from Aishalton Village.
According to the rancher, on July 5, he visited his ranch and noticed some cows were missing from his herd and so tasked Louis with finding them. However, at about 18.30 hours on July 6, when he revisited his ranch Louis indicated to him that his cows had not been found. He then left Louis at the ranch and went home to Aishalton Village. At about 18.00 hours on Saturday when he returned to his ranch, he claimed that he found Louis’ lifeless body lying in a hammock in the kitchen. He immediately went to Aishalton Police Station at about 20.30 hours and reported the matter.
