Police Constable stabbed after attempting to make peace

A Police Constable who intervened in an altercation between two civilians on Thursday evening was stabbed thrice by one of the men at Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
The injured Police Constable is 20-year-old Marcus Richmond of Beterverwagting.
Preliminary reports by the Police stated that on the day in question about 19:40h, the Constable was heading home from work and in the vicinity of Quamina Street, Beterverwagting when he observed two men engaged in an altercation.
As such, the Constable approached them in a bid to keep the peace, but one of the men became annoyed and told the Police rank that the altercation was none of his concern. Upon hearing this, the Constable left the scene and was heading home when the man who objected to him intervening, armed himself with a knife and attacked him from behind.
The suspect reportedly stabbed the Policeman twice to his lower back and once to his neck. The injured man reportedly collapsed, and was subsequently picked up by a family member and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was admitted in serious but stable condition.
When contacted, the Constable’s mother, Ms Williams told Guyana Times that the incident did not occur on the street as was reported by the Police but rather in the young man’s yard.
“Apparently, Marcus had tried to scold two men fighting and he and one of them had a lil’ hard talk’ so he left and come home… as he opened the gate and stepped in the yard, the boy come from behind and stabbed him,” the mother explained.
She noted that the 35-year-old suspect who was arrested was known to the Police, since he was a troublemaker in the area.
She noted that after her son was stabbed, he was picked up by his sister and taken to the hospital. The woman could not say if the suspect and her son had an old grievance.
The young Police Constable has been in the Force for the past three years and was stationed in Sophia. His mother noted that he was a quiet individual and did not get in the way of others. His condition, she noted, is serious, but the doctors at the medical facility are monitoring his condition.
The Police have since confirmed that the suspect was arrested and was expected to be charged shortly.