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Police in Guyana’s hinterland region are probing yet another murder,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, which occurred in Mahdia, Region 8.Reports are that the battered remains of 59-year-old Robert Prescott of 114 Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, were found in the vicinity of Danjou Hill, Mahdia. The discovery was made at around 06:00 hours yesterday by other miners who were in the area heading to their work grounds.One of the man’s daughters, Diane Prescott, said they received the news of her father’s death from his employer.Ms. Prescott said they were told that her father was last seen alive on Monday.“The boss man told us that they wash down gold on Monday and then everybody went out to the landing to take a li’l drink.”According to the woman, her father never made it back to his camp, and his colleagues became worried. However early yesterday morning his battered body was discovered in a trail leading back to the camp where he worked.Prescott said they were told that her father may have been attacked and robbed by persons unknown, since he had a fair amount of cash on him.“He had money on he because they wash down before he went out to the shop, but the boss man said that they ain’t find no money on he and it appear as if somebody lash he in he head because he clothes full ah blood.”The woman said her father worked as a miner for several years. She related that they last saw him in August when he left for the interior. According to Ms. Prescott, despite being so far away from home, herself and other siblings were in constant contact with their father, who would call every day.Meanwhile, Robert Prescott’s remains have been flown to the city and a post mortem examination is to be done shortly. Up to press time yesterday no one had been arrested.Regional Chairman Mark Crawford, upon hearing of the incident, expressed his condolences to the bereaved family. He also used the opportunity to call on “the relevant authorities” to look into the issue of providing more resources for the Police station in that region.Crawford told this publication that there is evidently a rise in criminal activities in the region and the ranks stationed there are somewhat handicapped when it comes to traversing several areas which fall under their jurisdiction.The Regional Chairman further acknowledged the fact that these areas have many escape routes and the police are limited in terms of mobility, hence it is challenging for them to track down and apprehend the perpetrators of these crimes.Crawford pointed out that currently, the police in Mahdia have “no working transportation of their own”. According to him, the two All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and a land rover which the police have at the station are all unserviceable.“Even if the police get a tip-off of where the perpetrator/s are, they cannot leave in their own time because they have to wait until transportation is available to them… and by that time the perpetrator/s would have enough time to make good their escape”. |
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