Prisoners stabbed during argument at Lusignan Prison

Two inmates of the Holding Bay at the Lusignan Prison were injured on Thursday after they got involved in a heated argument that led to a fight. Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, said the incident occurred at about 10:27h.

Officer in charge of the Lusignan institution, Senior Superintendent of Prisons Deoraj Gyandat, reported that the prisoners involved were Diquan Hamilton, who is currently serving a two-year sentence for attempted robbery, and Shadrack King, who is serving two years for robbery.
The argument they had quicky escalated into a fight. An alarm was raised, and both prisoners were taken to the prison infirmary, where it was discovered that King had received a stab wound to his left forearm while Hamilton was nursing a single penetrating wound to the left lateral thorax.
Hamilton was referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital for further medical attention. He has been admitted for twenty-four-hour observation. His injury is considered non-life-threatening.
The Police were immediately informed of the incident, and an investigation has been launched.
In August, 40-year-old Shawn Peters who had been on remand for larceny of articles was attacked and chopped by four other inmates at the Lusignan Prisons. He died while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Director of Prisons, Gladwin Samuels, had said that that altercation had stemmed from a grievance between the suspects and the victim before they were imprisoned.
He had added that review of the CCTV footage from the location and other CCTV footage obtained had allowed the Administration to positively identify the perpetrators of that fatal incident.
Samuels had also disclosed that, along with the murder weapons, an additional 111 improvised weapons and nine cellular phones had been found in the Lusignan Prison. That prison has been on lockdown since March, and inmates are not allowed visitors.