Venezuelan man found dead at Quartzstone: Police identify body as murdered gold miner

– cops now hunting 12 alleged Venezuelan suspects

A day after reporting the discovery of a body at Quartstone Backdam, Cuyuni River, on Tuesday, Police have confirmed that the deceased, identified as 35-year-old Venezuelan national and gold miner Yosber Alberto Rivero Sojo, was murdered, and a manhunt is now underway for 12 suspects.

In the first Police release, issued on Monday, investigators said they received a report around 11:30h from Calvin Johnson, a 50-year-old security guard employed by a Russian company at Quartzstone Backdam.
Johnson told Police that around 10:00h that morning, a woman known as Uma visited his compound and informed him that a male Venezuelan was lying dead along the roadway. She reportedly said she had received information that the man had been beaten by other Venezuelan nationals.
Johnson went to the location, where he saw the man lying motionless, covered with a multicoloured hammock, with his face visible. He took photographs of the scene before returning to his camp and contacting the Bartica Police Station.
Ranks later visited the area and confirmed the report. The body was found along a main access trail and transported to Bartica, where it remains awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Following the identification of the deceased as Yosber Alberto Rivero Sojo, Police on Tuesday issued a second statement confirming that he was reportedly confronted in the early hours of Monday by a group of about 12 men, all reportedly Venezuelan nationals, who accused him of theft before assaulting him.
Detectives from Regional Division #7 are continuing investigations and said efforts are ongoing to locate the suspects.