A 27-year-old miner succumbed to chop wounds he sustained during an altercation at Kurubrung Backdam in the Potaro-Siparuni region last evening. Dead is Mark Jacobus, who hails from the Aranaputa Valley, North Rupununi. While details are sketchy, the man’s relatives reported that he was stabbed and chopped about his body, including to his head and
Miner killed at Kurubrung backdam
