Leticia Reynolds, a 23-year-old woman from No. 30 Village, West Coast Berbice (WCB) is in critical condition after she was stabbed and chopped about her body, allegedly by her fiancé Philon Edwards, a 26-year-old Corporal with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF).
A release from the police said that the attack took place at around 7.30 pm on Friday at the victim’s home in West Berbice. Edwards lives at the same address.
The police say that investigations revealed that the suspect returned home at around 5.50 pm on Friday and accused the victim of permitting her son’s father to visit during his absence. The victim acknowledged the visit but said that there was no interaction between them.
The release said that the suspect became furious, took a knife from the kitchen, and allegedly held it to the victim’s neck. He then allegedly proceeded to stab the victim multiple times on the left side of her face, below her left eye, on her finger, and in her right abdomen. Fearing for her life, the victim tried to escape from her attacker.
The suspect retrieved a cutlass from the kitchen and allegedly inflicted a chop wound to the left side of the victim’s neck before fleeing the scene. He subsequently walked into the Weldaad Police Station and said that he had wounded the victim. He was arrested and placed in custody.
The victim sought help from a relative who took her to the Fort Wellington Public Hospital for treatment. She was later transferred to New Amsterdam Public Hospital for further care, where her condition is considered serious, the police said.
Investigations are ongoing.
