Providence man stabbed 3 times over old grievance

A 30-year-old man of Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was stabbed in his chest and head at Ketley Street, Charlestown, Georgetown as a result of an old grievance.
Injured is Orcsenio Benn. Reports are that the incident occurred on Tuesday about 20:30h, in the vicinity of Humphrey Bakery.
According to Police reports, the injured man and the suspect are known to each other. Police said that on Tuesday, Benn was standing on the western side of the street, in the company of the suspect’s brother, when the suspect approached from the northern direction of Ketley Street, on a bicycle and dealt him three stab wounds – two to the centre of his chest and one to the right side of his head.
The assailant then escaped east along Ketley Street. Police said that Benn and the suspect had a prior misunderstanding.
Following the stabbing, Benn was picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, when he was admitted a patient.
Investigations are ongoing. (G9)