Man’s arm almost severed after football row ends in chopping

An argument during a football game ended with one man being severely chopped and another stabbed last evening at Beterverwagting, on the East Coast of Demerara.

William Hendricks, 26, was chopped multiple times to his body and doctors were last evening battling to save his right arm, which was almost severed.

Also injured is David McAlmont, 24, who was stabbed to the head and cut about other parts of his body.

“They were playing football when he (McAlmont) tackled he (Hendricks) and they start rowing, then one fighting …