A 24-year-old University of Guyana (UG) student and army reservist is currently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital after being stabbed in the neck and abdomen by another man at the university’s campus last evening.

Denis Edghill of Haslington, East Coast Demerara was rushed to the hospital after the incident and is in a critical but stable condition after undergoing emergency surgery at the medical institution.

According to reports, the incident occurred at just about 7:30 pm while Edghill, who is pursuing a Communications course at UG, was on the university’s campus. The reason for the assault was not clear but reports state that his assailant approached him and stabbed him two times in the neck and abdomen with a broken bottle. The assailant, who is said to be known at the university campus then fled in his car but later stopped and got out of the vehicle. A friend of the man reportedly then entered the car and drove it away and Edghill was rushed to the hospital.

When Stabroek News arrived at the hospital a group of Edghill’s university colleagues was there discussing the incident. They were very upset at the incident.

Edghill was taken to the operating theatre soon after arriving at the institution and up to press time was still in surgery.