Cumberland man stabbed during brazen robbery

Ashraf Ali

A Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice man, sustained one stab wound to his abdomen yesterday morning after a lone perpetrator pounced on him outside of his employer’s building along the East Canje Public Road. 

Ashraf Ali, 62, also known as `Uncle Boy’, of Cumberland Village, East Canje Berbice, has since been admitted in the New Amsterdam Public Hospital in a stable condition. 

One person was arrested yesterday afternoon and is said to be assisting with the investigation.