Stacey Chandra, a student of Queenstown Community High School, sustained serious stab wounds following a knife attack last evening while she was on her way home.
Chandra, aged 13 years of Tiger Bay, was involved in an altercation with a boy whom she reported “giving a chuck,” but the child went to fetch an older brother and sister. The two siblings confronted Chandra, the brother pulling a large pen knife and passing it on to the sister for her to attack Chandra.
The injured Chandra told her mother, Debbie from her hospital bed last night that the girl rushed her so quickly she had no time to think. She was stabbed three times: in the neck, shoulder and rib.
The injured and bloodied Chandra was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital by a woman who was in the area at the time and heard her screams. Chandra had collapsed after the attack and was lying on the road crying out in pain. The incident happened at Hincks Street in the vicinity of Robb Street.
Debbie, the teenager’s mother, told Stabroek News last evening that her daughter was on her way home after plying her regular trade as a plastic bag vendor at the Stabroek Market. She said that the girl would sell after school to assist with her school-related expenses.
“This is a tragedy, a real tragedy and I don’t know what to do if my daughter is hurt real bad,” Debbie said while trying to control her anger.
Up to press time last night doctors listed Chandra’s condition as stable, but had advised relatives that she would be admitted to the hospital.
After the attack, Chandra’s attackers stood calmly and watched as she was transported to the hospital. Another man who was with Chandra at the time also received minor injuries during the attack when he attempted to intervene.
The attackers are said to be in their late teens and/or early twenties are known to Chandra. The incident has since been reported to the police.
