Miner remanded for murder of Venezuelan man

A 24-year-old man was remanded for the stabbing to death of a Venezuelan national.
Cane Vincent, of South Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday and was not required to plea to the indictable charge of murder.
It is alleged that on April 18, at Paiyuka Falls, Puruni River, he murdered Leonel Manuel Franco Beria, a 19-year-old Venezuelan national.
According to a report from Police Headquarters, the teen was allegedly stabbed by Vincent, at their workplace where both of them are employed as miners.
Police said that at about 03:20h on April 18, Vincent and his colleagues were drinking at the site when he became heavily intoxicated and eventually fell asleep. Beria allegedly struck Vincent on the head while he was sleeping in a hammock. Upon awakening, Vincent armed himself with a knife and went to Beria’s hammock, where he allegedly stabbed him four times in the back.
Beria fled to his employer’s room seeking refuge but succumbed to his injuries a short while after. The Police was notified of the incident and travelled to the scene where Beria was found lying face down on a mattress, wearing brown three-quarter pants. Examination of the body revealed four stab wounds to his back, with two located in the upper back and two in the mid-section.
The murder weapon was recovered at the scene and Vincent was arrested and charged.
The case will continue on May 14.