Venezuelan man allegedly murdered at Quartz Stone Backdam
Yosber Alberto Rivero Sojo, a 35-year-old Venezuelan man, was allegedly murdered on Monday at the Quartz Stone Backdam area of the Cuyuni River.
Police Headquarters reported that the victim, who is a gold miner, was confronted by a group of about 12 men, all reportedly Venezuelan, in the early hours of Monday. The men accused him (the victim) of theft and subsequently assaulted him.
Sometime later that day, a report was made at the Bartica Police Station, and ranks visited the area where the man’s body was found on a main access trail.
The body is at Bartica, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The suspects are currently being sought by police. Investigations are ongoing.
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