Steve Williams, called ‘Short man,’ the suspect in the murder of Dexter France, also known as ‘Chiney’, was charged yesterday.
He appeared at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Thursday May 15, 2025, to answer to the charge. Williams was not required to plea and was remanded to prison. This matter will be heard again on July 10, 2025.
According to reports, France, a male of Amerindian descent, was killed on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at a gold mining campsite located at Wrong Turn Backdam, Puruni River, Region 7.
He was allegedly chopped to the chest by a man with whom he had an argument at the work site.
