Police are investigating the death of Ziggy Webster, 34, a gold miner from 111 Miles, Mahdia. He died after an argument with his reputed wife at their camp in the Noitgedacht Backdam, Potaro, Region Eight, around midnight on Thursday.
Preliminary police reports allege that Webster attacked the 27-year-old woman with a cutlass during the argument and wounded her several times. She allegedly fought back with a kitchen knife and stabbed him. Both were taken to Mahdia District Hospital, where Webster died. The woman is in stable condition and remains in hospital under police guard. Investigations continue.
If you or someone you know is facing domestic violence, help is available. In Guyana, call the national domestic violence hotline at 914.
Source: Kaieteur News
Photo: Nick Taylor, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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