Linden gold miner found dead with several chop wounds 

John José Marciano, a 55-year-old gold miner of Wismar, Linden, was found dead with several chop wounds on Saturday at a mining camp at 14 Miles Issano, Middle Mazaruni River.

Police Headquarters reported that the man was found dead in the mining camp at around 03:45 hrs.

The man was found slouched on the ground within the mining camp with multiple chop wounds about his body. A suspected murder weapon (cutlass) was recovered near his body.

The body was taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital for an official pronouncement and a post-mortem.

A 35-year-old female cook of Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, is reportedly in police custody assisting with the investigation. Police also said a 19-year-old gold miner of Tapakuma, Essequibo Coast, was arrested by Police in Anna Regina, Region Two, on Sunday. He is presently in custody pending further investigations.

Investigations are ongoing.