Land surveyor, teen stabbed in drunken row

Police have launched an investigation into a stabbing of a land surveyor and a teen at Tabatinga, Lethem, Central Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo)
Injured are the 23-year-old land surveyor Paul Constance and 19-year-old Timothy James.
Reports are that Constance and the teen were stabbed at about 01:25h on Saturday by the suspect, who is the neighbour of both men.
At the time of the incident, the men were at home imbibing and cooking, when an argument erupted. During the argument, the suspect, who is 19, pushed Constance to the ground but James intervened, causing the argument to escalate.
In anger, the teen suspect whipped out a brown-handled knife from his right-side waist and dealt James a stab to his right-side forehead.
During that time, Constance was trying to stand up when the suspect turned his attention to him and dealt him several stabs about his body.
A report was then made to the Police, and both victims were escorted to the Lethem Regional Hospital.
Constance was admitted as a patient and his condition is stable while James was treated and sent away.
The suspect was subsequently arrested and claimed that he was assaulted by James with a cutlass. He was escorted to the said hospital where he too was treated and discharged.
He remains in custody pending investigations. (G9)