Miner slapped with murder charge

Body in shallow grave

The Police in ‘F’ Division have instituted a murder charge against one of two men who were taken into their custody following the discovery of the decomposed body of a miner in a shallow grave at Karrau Backdam, Mazaruni, Region Seven.

The man, a miner, is expected to be arraigned in court in the new week.

The owner of the mining camp, a 51-year-old from 4th Avenue Bartica, is still being questioned by detectives.

Investigators had sent the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions, who recommended that criminal charges be brought against the miner. It has been reported that the decomposed body of Keon Mentore, also called “Fine Thyme,” of Pomeroon, Region One, was found in a shallow grave on Monday last. It was reported that on April 7 last, the now dead man and two others had gone to the mining pit to “wash down” gold, after which they had gone for a drink. However, in the midst of consuming alcohol, the owner of the mining camp accused Mentore of stealing raw gold, and this had led to an altercation. Persons intervened and the two men went their separate ways; but thy ended up at the same mining camp, where they had another altercation, and it was then that the now dead man was chopped to death. The dead man’s body was subsequently transported to another part of the mining concession, where it was buried.