A 58-year-old miner of Barima River, North West District was murdered after he was involved in a heated argument while imbibing with the suspect at Arimu Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.
According to the police, 58-year-old Jimmy Edward Ashby, a miner of Barima River, North West District, was murdered, reportedly by a suspect known as ‘One Hand Lloyde’, between January 2 and 3.
The police said that a 69-year-old businessman of Four Miles Housing Scheme, Bartica, who is familiar with Ashby and the suspect, told them that the men visit his shop on a regular basis. At about 12:00 hrs on January 2, the man was at the back of his shop cooking when Ashby and the suspect who were at his shop imbibing, got into a heated argument.
