A 22-YEAR-OLD miner was Friday remanded to prison after being arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court for killing fellow miner Clint Peters during a heated argument.The charge against Devon Duncan is that on Monday, August 8, at Jackass Landing, Puruni River, Mazaruni, he murdered Peters.
The accused was not required to plead to the indictable charge when it was read to him by city Magistrate Leron Daly and was remanded to prison until September 8.
Reports are that about 19:00hrs on Monday night Duncan accused Peters of “talking his name” and as a result an argument ensued, during which Peters was stabbed multiple times about his body with a knife. He was rushed to the Bartica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The alleged assailant was captured by public-spirited citizens and handed over to the police.