Eon Ward, 25, the prisoner who was stabbed multiple times at the Timehri Prison on Saturday last, has been discharged from the hospital, Director of Prisons Gladwin Samuels confirmed.
Ward had suffered eight stab wounds at the hands of a fellow inmate during the altercation, in which a prisoner warden was also injured.
Meanwhile, Commander of ‘A’ Division Marlon Chapman yesterday told Stabroek News that the assailant, Roy Jacobs, who is serving a life sentence, can face wounding charges. However, Chapman pointed out that investigations are still ongoing and police would only know the way forward once they are completed.
According to a press statement released by Samuels, the incident occurred at about 8.55 am on Saturday.
Based on information received from the Officer-in-Charge of the prison, the wounded prisoner, Ward, who is currently serving a four-year sentence for possession of a firearm and ammunition, had threatened a prison officer on Friday and had also disturbed the other prisoners by kicking against a steel door during the course of the night.
As a result, on Saturday morning, Jacobs, a murder convict who is serving a life sentence, attacked Ward with an improvised weapon, stabbing him eight times about the body.
Sources told Stabroek News that at the time of the attack, Ward and the attacker were both in the same security block.
Prior to the attack, Ward and a prison officer were speaking at the entrance to the dorm when the attacker pushed the officer out of the way and attacked Ward. Ward sustained injuries to his stomach, hands and head and was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was admitted. The prison officer was treated by the prison’s medical staff for wounds to his right hand and forehead.
