While responding to a call of nature, Nigel Monroe was chopped once in the forehead on Wednesday night just after 9 in the backyard of his Sophia home by a man armed with a cutlass.

Nigel Monroe in hospital yesterday

Monroe, 37, of Eleventh Street, B Field, Sophia was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital just after 10 pm  with a deep chop wound to his forehead.

Speaking from his hospital bed at the Male Open Ward, Nigel recalled that he was on his way to the washroom situated at the back of his yard when he noticed someone standing between his clothing on the laundry line. He said that the man stepped out from behind the clothes with a cutlass in his hand.

Monroe stated that he then jumped backwards in shock but fell over the  post that was used to hold up the line. As he struggled to get up the man chopped him once on the forehead.  He further stated that the man attempted to chop him again but his reputed wife, Karen Williams came to his rescue and pushed the man out of the way before he could have landed the second chop. The man then immediately fled the scene on foot. “I neva even went in an argument with de man, he just look at me and start chop,” said Monroe.

A report was made to the police station about the incident but up to press time Monroe’s assailant had not been apprehended.