Body in shallow grave
Dillon Daniels was on Monday arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, charged with the murder of Seon Mentore, whose decomposed remains were unearthed from a three-foot-deep grave at Three Miles Karrrau Backdam in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni District of Region Seven some two weeks ago.
An investigation launched following the discovery of Mentore’s remains had resulted in two men implicating each other in Mentore’s demise; and as investigators dug deeper, they came to the conclusion that Mentore’s colleague had killed him and then buried his corpse.
Mentore’s remains were reportedly stumbled upon in the three-foot-deep grave by a boy flying a kite at Karrau Backdam. The child’s parents informed the Police of the discovery, and ranks later visited the scene, leading to the arrest of Mentore’s former employer and colleague.
Mentore allegedly had been battered with pieces of wood and a cutlass after he was accused of stealing raw gold. The charge Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan read the accused on Monday alleged that the accused, between April 7 and 17, 2017, murdered Sean Mentore in the mining community of Karrau Backdam. The accused was not required to plead to the indictable charge, but the matter has been transferred before the Bartica magistrate, before whom it will continue on May 19, 2017.
