Police are preparing a file to be sent to the office of Director of Public Prosecutions for advice on the stabbing of a 14-year-old, allegedly by an off-duty policeman.
The policeman, who is reportedly attached to the Operations Room at the Brickdam Police Station, allegedly stabbed David Peters after the teenager taunted him two Fridays ago.
Commander of ‘C’ Division Marlon Chapman told Stabroek News that the file would be sent to the DPP office during the course of this week.
Stabroek News was informed that Peters, who was stabbed to his abdomen, was discharged from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) last week.
The boy’s mother, Amanda Marks, said her son, who lives with her at Chelsea Park, Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, had visited a store in the village, where he met the police officer. Though it was unclear who started the argument, Stabroek News was told that Peters joked about the policeman’s sister, which reportedly angered him to the point where he allegedly drew a knife and stabbed the boy just below his navel. Persons who were present at the time of the attack reportedly contacted the Mahaica Police Station and requested assistance to transport the boy to the hospital.
The policeman was subsequently placed on close arrest at the Tactical Services Unit (TSU), at Eve Leary, Georgetown.
