Miner remanded for murder of mining camp Chef in Region 7

The Guyana Police Force said it was the murder accused who led investigators to the woman’s body, a short distance away from the mining camp where she worked.

Miner remanded for murder of mining camp Chef in Region 7

A gold miner who is originally from Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara was today charged and remanded to jail for the murder of 26-year-old mining camp chef, Mariam Edwards.

Appearing at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court today, 25-year-old Keron Hope was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge, which accused him of strangling the woman to death at Kumung Backdam in the Puruni River area.

The murder took place between the 8th and 9th of June, according to investigators.

A post-mortem examination found that the woman died from manual strangulation compounded by blunt trauma to the head.

A gold miner who is originally from Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara was today charged and remanded to jail for the murder of 26-year-old mining camp chef, Mariam Edwards.

Appearing in Court today, 25-year-old Keron Hope was not required to enter a plea to the indictable murder charge, which accused him of strangling the woman to death at Kumung Backdam in the Puruni River area.

The murder took place between the 8th and 9th of June, according to investigators.

A post-mortem examination found that the woman died from manual strangulation compounded by blunt trauma to the head.

The Guyana Police Force said it was the murder accused who led investigators to the woman’s body, a short distance away from the mining camp where she worked.

The accused will remain behind bars and his next Court appearance is set for the 30th of June.

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