Cornelia Ida community policing member stabbed

A policing community member was stabbed last evening by his estranged wife’s boyfriend after an argument over the woman.

Altaf Hoosein, 30, of Cornelia Ida, WCD is fighting for his life in the Georgetown Public Hospital after being rushed from the Leonora Cottage Hospital. According to his cousin, Aftab Hoosein, the incident occurred some time around 8 pm.

Aftab who is also a community policing member from Cornelia Ida said that Hoosein left his house to take his three children to visit their mother. According to Aftab, an argument broke out between his cousin and his wife.

Following the argument, Aftab said his cousin was stabbed by the woman’s boyfriend as he was leaving the place. “He call me and  I go for the children and tek he hospital,” the man said.

The man who stabbed Hoosein fled after the attack, Aftab said.