Miner set on fire after drinking buddy douses him with High Wine during argument

Forty-four-year-old miner James Thomas, also called ‘Wormie’, was on Monday doused with High Wine and set ablaze during an argument at Imbaimadai Landing, Upper Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
The suspect, a 53-year-old miner who also resides at Imbaimadai Landing, has been arrested pending charges.
Police have said that the suspect and the victim are known to each other, and were consuming alcohol (High Wine) at the Imbaimadai Landing when an argument erupted after Thomas collected the High Wine and refused to return it. In retaliation, the suspect forcibly seized the bottle, doused Thomas with its contents, and set him alight.
Thomas sustained severe burns as the flames engulfed his body, and was transported to the Imbaimadai Health Post for treatment, but had to be transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he has been admitted suffering from second-degree burns. The suspect was later arrested.