Husband, wife, farmer die in cutlass-and-knife brawl at Aranka

Three farmers are now dead during an alleged brawl at Aranka Village, Baramita, North West District (NWD) Region One (Barima-Waini) on Saturday. The deceased persons are 40-year-old Joy John along with her husband, 38-year-old Amar Thomas, 38 and 62-year-old Tony Williams. According to reports received, on the day in question, Williams visited John’s camp and an argument erupted between them. Williams reportedly armed himself with a cutlass and dealt one blow to the woman’s neck. Thomas who was returning from his farm, subsequently confronted Williams thus resulting in an altercation during which they both inflicted injuries on each other with sharp objects. However, John was later found dead in her camp, while Thomas was found about 50 feet away. Williams was later found dead along a track about 100 feet from where the incident took place.

A team of detectives visited that area on Sunday and during inspection on the bodies, a wound was found on John’s neck while Thomas sustained stab wounds to his left groin area and Williams suffered from a stab wound to the left side of his chest. Their bodies were transported to the Baramita Cottage Hospital Mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination (PME) as investigations continue.