A 45-year-old Sheet Anchor, Berbice fisherman is in a critical condition at the New Amsterdam Hos-pital after he was stabbed in the neck allegedly by his wife during a drunken squabble on Friday night.
Daniel Persaud of Lot 99 Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje, Berbice was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the medical institution while police yesterday combed the savannahs for his reputed wife Dianne McCalmon. She was eventually apprehended and is expected to be charged.
The stabbing incident occurred at around 8.15pm on Saturday and was reportedly witnessed by the couple’s four children, who neighbours say, are often neglected. According to reports, Persaud and McCalmon were on their veranda imbibing alcohol as is their norm, when for unknown reasons, McCalmon armed herself with a kitchen knife and stabbed Persaud in the neck before fleeing the house. The knife was lodged between Persaud’s neck and left shoulder blade. He was rushed to the hospital by his brother Abdul Rahaman Sattaur.
“Just after 8pm I go upstairs and was preparing for bed when I hear one hollering and my
