A fisherman seriously wounded his former partner and her mother with a knife and cutlass around 10:40 pm on Wednesday at Greenwich Park, East Bank Essequibo before consuming a poisonous substance.
Bibi Shereema, 26, underwent surgery yesterday at the Georgetown Public Hospital and is reportedly in a critical condition. Her mother, Bibi Shameela, 50, is a patient at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
Shereema suffered injuries to the region of her heart and lungs. She also sustained open wounds to her wrist and elbow, as well as to her leg and her mother was chopped about her hand.