A 20-year-old Police Constable was stabbed in his back and neck after trying to part a fight between two persons in Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara.
The Constable, Marcos Richmond, was walking home along Quamina Street, Beterverwagting around 19:40 hrs. when he noticed two men in an altercation. He approached the men to attempt to end the conflict; one of them then became annoyed and told the Constable that the altercation was none of his concern.
Richmond left the men and continued on his way home. But he was attacked from behind by one of them who was armed with a knife. The assailant stabbed Richmond twice, one in his neck and one in his back.
Richmond was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation by a family member and admitted in a serious but stable condition. The suspected attacker was later arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigation.
