Rupununi Farmer beaten to death during row

The suspect, whose name has not been released, said during the argument he was pushed to the ground and kicked by the Jones, but he cannot remember how he retaliated since he was intoxicated at the time.

Rupununi Farmer beaten to death during row

Police investigators in the Rupununi region are investigating the murder of a farmer from the Deep Rupununi village of Bashaizon. 

The body of 59-year-old Cedric Jones is currently in the morgue at the Lethem hospital awaiting a post-mortem examination.

According to information gathered by the police, Jones was involved in a fistfight with a 27-year-old farmer from the same community on Friday evening.

The two men reportedly got into an argument about the animals belonging to Jones going into the yard of the other farmer and destroying his crops.

The suspect, whose name has not been released, said during the argument he was pushed to the ground and kicked by the Jones, but he cannot remember how he retaliated since he was intoxicated at the time.

Police believe he kicked and beat on the older farmer until his body became motionless and he died. 

The suspect is in custody and will face murder charges soon.

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