A 17-year old male of Aishalton, Deep South Rupununi, was fatally stabbed by another man early on Sunday at the Marudi Mountains mining area.

Dead is Shadrack Martin.
Reports are that Martin had an argument with another man around 1:00 hours on Sunday over a quantity of gold. Persons reported that the men had a domestic dispute and the assailant and another man, said to be a Venezuelan, stabbed the teen during an argument. The teen died shortly after.
Persons at the scene immediately apprehended the assailants and tied them up until the police arrived later on Sunday.
The victim’s relatives and residents of the village were informed of his passing by another resident on Sunday morning.
Police have arrested the two suspects while the body of the victim was taken to Lethem. Investigations are ongoing.