Police are investigating the alleged murder of Kevin Smith, a 20-year-old male Guyanese Amerindian miner from Baramita, North West District. The incident occurred on September 18, 2025, at approximately 17:00 hrs. The suspect has been identified as Nadria James, a 19-year-old woman from Baramita.
Investigations revealed that the victim and the suspect were in a relationship and had been living together in a wooden and plastic camp for about a year. On the aforementioned date and time, the suspect returned home after consuming alcohol and found the victim lying in his hammock. When Smith noticed James, he grabbed a cutlass and struck her on the left shoulder and her right hand, which led to her becoming agitated. The suspect then pulled out a handmade knife from her waist and stabbed the victim on the left side of his chest.
Following the stabbing, Smith stumbled out of the camp and collapsed in a patch of bushes. The 19-year-old fled the scene and made her way to the Baramita Police Station, where she provided a statement regarding the incident.
Police officers then accompanied her back to the scene, where they found Smith lying motionless on his back. There was visible blood on his body, along with what appeared to be a stab wound on the left side of his chest.
The body was subsequently transported to the Baramita Cottage Hospital, where a Medex pronounced him dead.
The body is at the Baramita Cottage Hospital awaiting a post-mortem examination. The suspect was arrested and is currently in custody pending further investigation.
