A gold miner of Central Baramita, North West District, is currently battling for his life in the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was attacked by two men.
The injured man, Oris Moonsammy, 27, suffered a deep laceration from the side of his neck to his spinal cord leaving him an unconscious state.
Police enquiries revealed that Moonsammy was involved in a fight with two men from the village on Saturday at around noon.