A Lance Corporal stationed at the Port Kaituma Police Station was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday after being stabbed several times about his body by a 27-year-old man who was wanted by the police.
The suspect has since been arrested and is expected to be charged soon.
According to a statement by the Guyana Police Force, acting on information received, on Monday at about 16:40 hours, ranks went to the S1A Junction, One Mile, Port Kaituma, where they confronted a suspect wanted in relation to the murder of Earl Peters, who was killed on September 5.
The statement disclosed as the police were apprehending the suspect, he whipped out a knife and wounded Lance Corporal Bertland Scotland.
“Police Lance Corporal Bertland Scotland, stationed at Port Kaituma Police Station, was stabbed on his left hand, left hip, left lower abdomen, left eye brow and left buttock by a 27-year-old unemployed male of Arakaka, NWD, who has since been arrested,” the statement informed.
Scotland was initially treated at the Port Kaituma District Hospital but has since been transferred to the GPH where his condition was listed as serious but stable. Investigations into the matter are ongoing.
Meanwhile, the statement also revealed that in addition to the murder of Peters, the suspect is also wanted for the wounding of Troy Roberts and Police Constable Edwards.
