Relatives shocked at death of miner found in Puruni
The bereaved family of a gold miner, whose body was recently discovered with multiple chop wounds at Puruni Landing, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), are shocked at the incident and are calling for a thorough investigation to be launched by Police.
Dead: Kelvin Royo, called “Bayley”
The body of 52-year-old Kelvin Royo, called “Bayley” of Ann’s Grove Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was found on October 1. The man’s body bore wounds to his head, back and throat. Guyana Times was told that he was killed sometime between September 30 and October 1.
Speaking with this newspaper on Tuesday, the dead man’s wife, Shonette Andrews, said the family is still trying to come to grips with the shocking revelations surrounding her husband’s gruesome death.
According to Andrews, it was the first time that her husband spent more than eight months away from his family.
The visibly distressed woman said she is not sure of what transpired but was only told of his death after her son received a text message from a friend informing him of his father’s death.
“I was sleeping when my son wake me up and told me how someone send a text and tell him how his father got chopped up after that I saw the picture of him laying with chops all over his body. I don’t know what happened, I can’t say,” the grieving woman said.
Grieving Shonette Andrews still trying to come to grips with the death of her husband
Andrews noted that her eldest son, who was also in the interior with his father, had only returned home two days prior to the incident.
“When my son came out, I asked him for his father and he told me that he will be coming out in two days’ time since he wanted to make some more money before he comes out. However, after the two days pass, my children started asking for him and we tried calling but we didn’t get him.”
She said that her husband’s body was supposed to be flown out of the interior on Tuesday for the post-mortem examination but added that there were some delays. The body is expected to arrive in the city today for the PM at Georgetown Public Hospital mortuary.
Additionally, she noted that her husband’s uncle has since gone into the area to gather more information. Police have since launched an investigation.
