A miner, who was allegedly at the centre of a triangular love affair, was on Monday stabbed to death at Blackwater Backdam, Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Dead: Teo James
Dead is 30-year-old Teo James also called “Max” of Lot 37 West La Penitence Housing Scheme, Georgetown. He was reportedly stabbed several times about the body by his assailant, who is popularly known as “Tallman”. Based on reports received, the now dead man and the suspect have been sharing a relationship with the same woman.
While information remains sketchy, Guyana Times understands that the now dead man was playing a game of Bingo when he was attacked and stabbed by his lover’s lover.
James reportedly collapsed on the ground and was picked up by other colleagues, who took him to the Bartica Regional Hospital. He was, however, pronounced dead on arrival. The suspect has since gone into hiding.
At the home of the dead man on Tuesday, his sister Simone Park told Guyana Times that her brother only returned to Bartica four days before he was killed. She said he was in Georgetown visiting his family, and spent three weeks before returning to the mining community.
Park said she was at home on Monday night when she received a telephone call from another brother informing her that her younger brother was brutally stabbed to death.
“When I asked what happen, they told me that it was a triangle love affair. I have another brother up there and he told me that Teo and another man was seeing the same girl and after the girl heard that he returned, she told the other boy that he can’t stay anymore,” the sister stated.
Park said after the girlfriend told her other lover that he could not visit her any longer because James had returned, the man reportedly got angry and told her that would never happen.
“The boy told her I will show you that Teo not going to stay here. So, I was made to understand that my brother was sitting playing a game of Bingo and he sneak up behind him and start stabbing he”, she said while sobbing.
Though James had no children, his sister said he has been working as a miner for more than 12 years to take care of himself and family members. She said since their parents died a few years ago, her brother had been the backbone of their family; both financially and emotionally.
“My brother was so loving I can’t even explain, when my mom died, she left the five of us and we promised to keep it together and this is so sad. When mom died, I became the mother and this is so heartrending for me. Who is going to dry my tears now?” she cried.
Park added “I know I have more brothers but… this is really going to affect our family because this is very sudden, remember this is nothing about sickness… the last thing my brother said to me before he left on Saturday morning was, I love you. I never knew that would have been the last time I was going to see him”, his sister broke down saying.
The sister is calling for justice to be served for her brother’s death, since he did not deserve to die in that manner. He leaves to mourn his four siblings. The police are reportedly on the hunt for the suspect. (LaWanda McCallister)
