Argument over rum leaves 1 critical

An argument over who consumed more alcohol has left one man nursing several chop wounds to his body at the Matthews Ridge Hospital.
The incident took place on Saturday at Tiger Creek, North West District (NWD), Region One (Barima-Waini).
Police investigations revealed that about0 8:40h on the day in question, Cleveland Caslistro, 25, a miner of Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) and another man were consuming alcohol when an argument broke out between them.
The argument, Police stated, centred on who had consumed more alcohol. However, the argument escalated into a scuffle, and the suspect then whipped out a cutlass from his waist and dealt the victim several chops to his body and neck.
As a result, Caslistro fell to the ground and started to bleed. The suspect then made good his escape.
The Police were summoned to the scene and, they picked up the injured man and took him to the Matthews Ridge Hospital, where he was admitted in serious condition. The Police are yet to collect statements regarding the chopping incident, but they are making efforts to arrest the suspect who has since gone into hiding.
Only last month, an argument over alcohol at Grant Enterprise, Lower Pomeroon River, Region Two left one man dead and another hospitalised.
Thirty-three-year-old Elon Benjamin, also called “Buck Man”, a labourer of Grant Enterprise, was stabbed twice to the chest.
It was reported that on October 17, 2020, the suspect and a few friends were imbibing alcohol and about 23:00h, an argument erupted between the suspect and Benjamin over alcohol.
During the argument, the now dead man armed himself with a cutlass and dealt the suspect two blows which resulted in him receiving several chop wounds.
In retaliation, the injured man whipped out a knife from the waist of his pants and stabbed Benjamin twice to his right side.
Benjamin then collapsed to the ground while the suspect fled into the bushes. The matter was reported to the Police. The suspect was contacted by the Police who told him of the accusation to which he admitted.