A five-year-old child, who was stabbed almost a week and a half ago, is still recovering at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
The stabbing occurred at an Atlantic Gardens, East Coast Demerara home, which the child was visiting with her mother. The perpetrator, who was a friend of the child’s mother, subsequently attempted suicide and succumbed last Wednesday in the Intensive Care Unit of the GPH.
Commander of Region 4 (c) Royston Andries-Junor told this newspaper that the perpetrator, who was 45, was in her home with her friend’s five-year-old daughter, while the mother was outside of the home.
The girl began screaming and both she and the woman were found with wounds afterward.
Andries-Junor stated that the police were called and the child and the woman were picked up and taken to the hospital, where they were both admitted.
It was stated, that three days prior to the incident, the woman had called the child’s mother and requested that she stay with her at her Atlantic Gardens home as she complained of feeling sick, and her fears that people were watching her and wanted to harm her.
If you or someone you know is in need of counselling on suicide or suicidal ideation, you can call the Mental Health Unit hotlines at 223-0001, 223-0009, 623-4444 and 600-7896.
