POLICE are investigating the death of 40-year-old Mark Braithwaite of Four Miles Housing Scheme, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
According to a police report, Braithwaite was allegedly murdered at a Blast Gaming Centre at Second Avenue, Bartica, on Wednesday.

Reports are that the 40-year-old was a customer at the gaming centre owned and operated by a 63-year-old businessman, who is the father of the 34-year-old suspect.
On the day in question, the suspect was left in charge of the gaming centre while Braithwaite, a regular customer, was playing at one of the slot machines.
The suspect and Braithwaite had a misunderstanding over alcohol spilling on the countertop, and, during the argument, the suspect scolded Braithwaite for what he did.
Braithwaite reportedly then armed himself with several glass bottles that were nearby and began hurling them at the suspect, who was in the bar behind the counter.
The suspect armed himself with a hammer and went behind Braithwaite, who at the time had made his way to the front of the gaming centre. There, the suspect dealt the victim several blows to his head and face.

Braithwaite fell to the ground and remained motionless. He was taken to the Bartica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty.
The body was examined and blunt wounds were observed to the right jaw area, above the right eye and to the forehead. The body is at the Bartica Hospital’s Mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination. The suspect was arrested and is presently in custody.