Brazilian miner fatally stabbed during altercation at Sandhill Landing, Region 7

Francis Diago Alivera, a Brazilian national and gold miner, 34, was fatally stabbed during an altercation on Saturday at Sandhill Landing, Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

Police Headquarters on Sunday said initial enquiries indicate that Alivera and the suspect, a 24-year-old Brazilian national, were known to each other and had been socialising prior to the incident. An argument reportedly broke out during the early hours of the morning, during which the suspect allegedly armed himself with a knife and inflicted multiple injuries on Alivera.

The injured miner was assisted by public-spirited persons and taken to a nearby mining outpost for initial treatment before being transferred to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where he later succumbed.

Crime scene investigators recovered a knife suspected to have been used in the attack.

Several persons were interviewed, and statements obtained. The suspect fled the scene and is currently being sought.

The body is at the Bartica Regional Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination. Investigations are ongoing.