Decomposed bodies of Brazilian couple found

Dec 30, 2013 News

The bodies of a Brazilian miner and his wife were discovered last Saturday at a checkpoint on the Arimu trail, Region Seven, after they went missing for over a week.
The bodies were identified as 42 year-old Joao Veloso do Nascimento and his wife 52-year-old Edilene Fernandes dos Santos.
A team of policemen were deployed yesterday to conduct investigations into the deaths of the couple.
Reports disclosed that the couple left their camp at the Sand Hill area, Cuyuni, Region Seven a week ago on an All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and were heading to Bartica.
While details surrounding the circumstances of their deaths were still sketchy up to yesterday, information gathered from a popular Brazilian night spot in the city revealed that the couple left to purchase mining supplies with the intention of working through the Christmas holidays. However, they never arrived in Bartica.
Their bodies were discovered in a decomposed state Saturday just after midday with no sign of their ATV.
Police Divisional Commander Courtney Ramsey told Kaieteur News yesterday that he did not have much information since his team of investigators had not returned from the remote area where the bodies were discovered.
Meanwhile, other reports suggest that an armed gang operating within the Arimu trail, Region Seven is targeting miners, robbing and terrorising them.
Police had indicated that they had beefed up patrols in the interior to cater for miners coming out of the district with their hard earned wages for the Christmas holidays.