A man and a woman are clinging to life at the Georgetown Public Hospital after an attempted murder/suicide.

The man Rafeek Baksh, 36, of 471 Block ‘Y’ Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara was up to press time in Ward B 2 of the Georgetown Public Hospital, while the woman, Natasha Ramphal, 28, of Industry, East Coast Demerara was receiving treatment in the Accident and Emergency Unit.

According to reports reaching this newspaper, Baksh ingested a poisonous substance after Ramphal was dealt several chops at First Street, Cummings Lodge.

The woman was reportedly walking along First Street on her way to collect her child when her attacker pulled up in a burgundy car. The man was carrying a cutlass, which he used to chop Ramphal three times across the head, once across the right hand and twice across her left hand.

The woman’s friend, who was present at the hospital, said Ramphal ran into a yard to escape but her attacker followed her and continued to chop her.

When this newspaper visited the hospital, Baksh was outside the x-ray department awaiting attention. His family members, who did not want to speak to the media, were heard complaining that he was not receiving attention and one female broke down into tears.