Sophia man found dead with gunshot wound to head

(Kaieteur News) – A 23-year-old labourer, known as “Savage”, was found dead with a suspected gunshot wound to the head at his C Field Reserve, Sophia home on Thursday morning.

The victim has been identified as Kurt Beckles, who lived alone in a one-flat wooden structure enclosed by a zinc fence. Police said Beckles’ body was discovered at about 8:15 a.m. on 8th October, and ranks arrived at the scene shortly after 8:30 a.m.

According to the victim’s mother, 41-year-old Danella Eastman, she was at home at about 8:00 a.m. when she received a telephone call from her former reputed husband, 57-year-old Raymond Smith. Smith reportedly told her that he had received information that her son had been shot at his home.