A Community Policing Group (CPG) Officer and his sixteen-year-old son from Edinburgh Village, East Bank Berbice were on Saturday evening placed under arrest after they reportedly beat and stabbed a GuySuCo worker in the village.
Basdeo Sahadeo, also known as `Vishram’, 25, of Back Street, Edinburgh Village, sustained several stab injuries, minor cuts and a hit to his head. Sahadeo was rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital minutes after 11 pm on Saturday where he received ten stitches in total for his injuries. He was subsequently sent home, where he is presently nursing his injuries.
According to Sahadeo, he was on the Edinburgh Public Road on Saturday night, when the CPG officer informed him that someone from Back Street in Edinburgh Village wanted to beat him. He said he then ventured to the person’s house to seek clarity.
Sahadeo explained that about a month ago, the man who the CPG officer said wanted to
