A 33-year-old butcher of Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara (WCD), was admitted as a patient at the West Demerara Regional Hospital after he was injured following an altercation on Sunday.
Based on reports received, the butcher and a 32-year-old carpenter were engaged in a heated argument which turned into an altercation during which he was injured. Police who were on patrol duty responded to the report, thereby arresting the suspect.
Both men were taken to the Leonora Police Station, but after realising that the butcher was injured, he was taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he was treated and transferred to the West Demerara Regional Hospital for further medical evaluation and treatment.
The suspected weapon used in the altercation was recovered as investigations continued.
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