Teen mother reportedly stabbed 25 times by child father

A 15-year-old mother from Heathburn Village, East Bank Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), is fighting for her life after she was reportedly stabbed 25 times during a violent attack on Tuesday evening, allegedly by the father of her child.
Shanice Daniels remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) under close medical supervision as police con

tinue investigations into the brutal incident that has sent shockwaves through the quiet East Bank Berbice community.

The teenager was found with multiple stab wounds about her body and was rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where she was immediately admitted to the ICU.
Medical personnel are treating what relatives described as approximately 25 stab injuries, and she remains in critical condition under close observation.
The teenager’s aunt, Denzel Chapman, said she was awakened sometime after 21:00h on Tuesday evening and rushed over to the teen’s home after being alerted by relatives.
By the time she reached the yard, she said the injured teen was already being rushed to the hospital. “I see them bringing out she body wrap in a sheet… covered in blood,” Chapman recalled.
She said she did not see the full extent of the injuries but noticed heavy bleeding. “Just she foot I see when she wrap… all the blood running down she foot… all the by skin soak blood.”
Chapman said the family later heard that the teenager sustained approximately 25 stab wounds. “Oh me, I know… me hear they say it’s 25. 25 stabs,” she said.
Chapman said the relationship had been a concern for some time and claimed that the suspect had previously been warned to stay away from the teenage mother.
“Long they warning him… the police come in and tell him to stay away, and this is it,” she said.
She further alleged that there had been previous instances of violence. “Yes… couple of times she say he beat she up. He beat she up on the dam; on the road he beat she up.”
According to the aunt, the suspect is significantly older than the teenager. “He’s twenty-something… 28 years old, and she’s 15,” she said.
The family is now calling for swift action for his arrest.