Labourer stabbed to neck during spree

A 53-year-old gold miner of Four Miles Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni Mazaruni), has been arrested for stabbing his drinking buddy in the neck.
This incident, which occurred at about 02:15h on Wednesday, has left injured 32-year-old Rapheal Schroeder, a labourer of Third Avenue, Bartica.
The incident occurred at Third Avenue Bartica, where the victim and suspect were imbibing alcohol together before they got into a heated argument. It has been reported that during that argument, the 53-year-old suspect armed himself with a knife, with which he stabbed the victim once to the neck.
Public-spirited persons rushed Schroeder to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where he was admitted.
Police ranks subsequently apprehended the suspect and took him to the Bartica Police Station. (G9)