TWO men in Police custody have admitted to killing a pork-knocker in the mining community of Kurupung, in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region seven, police said.

Divisional and Branch Commander, Ravindradat Budhram confirmed that the men are in custody and charges are likely to be laid before the week concludes.

The wanted men were recently caught in connection with the murder of pork-knocker, Shawn McDonald, whose bound and battered body was found in a metal container at Kurupung on June, 18, 2016. Police said the suspects admitted to the crime.

McDonald resided at Amelia’s Ward, Linden; he had worked in the interior for several years.

The last two suspects were held on Monday. One was captured at Kurupung Mountain Foot. The first suspect was arrested on Sunday at an area known as Pappy Show Landing, some three miles from the area where Mc Donald was slain.
They were all taken to the Bartica Police Station Tuesday.

A post mortem showed that McDonald sustained multiple injuries, including wounds to the head, a broken shoulder, and a deep cut to the mouth that reportedly caused him to suffocate on his own blood.

The killing may have been triggered by complaints that a woman made that McDonald had tried to sexually assault her and had cut down two hammocks near a camp.

Police were also told that McDonald was seen drinking and brandishing a cutlass at individuals at Kurupung and was last seen alive heading towards his camp.

Additionally, the police were told that three men were later seen putting the pork-knocker in a metal container.

Around 06.00 hrs last week Monday, a woman went to McDonald’s camp to check on him and found him in the metal container with his feet bound together.