Seventy-five-year-old Errol Daniels appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday where he charged with attempted murder.
It is alleged that on November 24, at Cornhill Street, Georgetown, while armed with a knife, he stabbed the woman.
The court heard that the woman and Daniels are known to each other and that Daniels has repeatedly made advances to her, indicating his desire to engage in an intimate relationship. However, she would always decline his requests.
On the day in question the woman and Daniels were in Demico, in the Stabroek area, when Daniels again made advances towards her and again, he was rebuffed. Daniels responded to the rejection by grabbing hold of the woman and in turn she pulled a knife from her purse. Daniels then took the knife from her and stabbed her several times with it.
The woman was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where she is presently in the intensive care unit in critical condition.
Daniels told the magistrate that he stabbed the woman twice, once in her chest and her abdomen. He also stated that he was bitten by the woman as he was trying to take the knife from her.
The prosecutor objected to bail on the grounds of the seriousness of the offence. The magistrate was also asked to consider the nature of the offence and the fact that the woman’s condition is critical.
It was also disclosed that Daniels had previously been charged at the Diamond Magistrate’s Court with wounding.
As such, the magistrate refused bail and remanded Daniels to prison.
The matter has been adjourned to December 8 for statements.
