Crabwood Creek farmer critical after gang attack

Cheddi Eshwar Sawh

A   24-year-old farmer from Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne is in critical condition following an attack by a gang of seven men on Sunday.

Cheddi Eshwar Sawh, 24, of Lot 97 Grant 2767 Crabwood Creek, is presently in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital due to the severe head injuries he sustained during the attack.

According to a relative of the man, on Sunday night around 10.30, Sawh was leaving his girlfriend’s house, which is located in the vicinity of the Malali Area, in Crabwood Creek when a gang of seven men pounced on him. The relative said, an eyewitness told the family that the attack lasted for a couple minutes, after which the men made good their escape. However, Sawh was left with severe head injuries since the attackers mostly dealt him lashes in his head.