A Coverden family, grandparents, and their 18-month-old granddaughter were injured after being stabbed on Friday afternoon. According to police, the incident occurred after a long-standing feud with a neighbour erupted into a violent confrontation along the East Bank Demerara (EBD) public road.
Injured are 68-year-old businessman William Thomas, his wife Indira Thomas, a 53-year-old housewife, and their toddler granddaughter. The suspect has been identified as a 68-year-old construction worker, Wilfred Aaron, also of Coverden. He has since been arrested. Reports indicate that the Thomases had just picked up their granddaughter from a daycare and playgroup at Friendship and were heading home when traffic came to a halt at Land of Canaan. It was there that Aaron, who lives nearby and is said to have ongoing issues with the couple, allegedly began hurling expletives at William Thomas before threatening to kill him.
Thomas exited his vehicle to confront the man, but Aaron allegedly armed himself with a knife and attacked him, wounding him to the abdomen and ear.
In the chaos, the toddler sustained a cut to her left wrist, while Indira Thomas, who tried to part the fight, received injuries to her elbow, palm, and three fingers on her right hand.
The businessman managed to drive his family to the Diamond Regional Hospital, where they were treated and later discharged.
Police have since confirmed that investigations are in progress.
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