Brazilian miner chops Venezuelans over cigarette

Two Venezuelan miners are currently nursing chop wounds about their bodies while a Brazilian is nursing injuries to his face after he was punched several times about his body during an argument over a cigarette.
Reports are the incident occurred at a shop at Tamakay Backdam, Middle Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Guyana Times understands that about 00:15h on Tuesday, 33-year-old Alex Romero and 36-year-old Marco Sanchez were imbibing with their Brazilian friend – a 23-year-old miner.
It is alleged that Romero asked the suspect’s father for a cigarette. The man said he did not have any and this led to an altercation during which Romero in anger began punching the older man. The 23-year-old miner was angered that Romero had hit his father and he in turn armed himself with a cutlass and dealt his friend several chops about his body.
It was reported that Sanchez intervened and he too received several chops to his hand. The men were taken to the Issenaru Health Centre, but were transferred to the Bartica Regional Hospital based on the severity of their injuries. The Brazilian miner has been arrested. Investigations are ongoing.