A 25-year-old woman was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday afternoon by her relatives after she sustained a wound to her right temple ,allegedly at the hands of a another relative following an argument.

Jairanie Bissondyal

Jairanie Bissoondyal of Lot 45 Success Railway line, East Coast Demerara was taken to the hospital by her mother with blood streaming down her neck after sustaining the injury to her head shortly after 3 pm yesterday. The woman’s mother, Radika (only name given), told Stabroek News at the hospital yesterday afternoon that her daughter’s injury had been in the making all day yesterday, since relatives who live nearby had been taunting her daughter almost everyday for the past several months.

The woman said the problem started after her brother moved into the area with his paramour and their children. She said her brother’s children would taunt her daughter whenever she passed her uncle’s home. Yesterday afternoon, the injured woman’s mother said, her daughter was passing her uncle’s home, “on the dam”, when she was confronted by the man’s 12-year-old daughter who allegedly threw several degrading remarks at her .She said Jairanie approached her uncle to complain about his daughter’s behaviour and the man began to verbally and physically abuse her, exposing his private parts to her in the process. The man  subsequently picked up a piece of wood, which was given to him by his daughter, and dealt Bissoondyal  a blow to the right side of her head, just above the ear .The injured woman lost consciousness briefly before being rushed to the public hospital.

According to reports, the perpetrator was arrested by the police shortly after the incident while Bissoondyal was reported to be in a stable condition at the hospital.