Four women are now hospitalised after they wounded each other in an armed altercation yesterday morning in Tiger Bay.
The women, who police say have had an ongoing feud which began about a year ago, were all armed with bladed weapons during a brawl, which occurred at Quamina Street, between Carmichael and Holmes streets, Cummingsburg.
The Guyana Police Force, in a press release, identified the injured women as Shavel Accra, 35, of Lot 92 Block ‘E’ South Sophia, her cousin Toshawn Giles, 25, of Lot 28 Holmes Street, South Cummingsburg, and sisters Niketa Lewis, 21, and Stacyann Chandra, both of Lot 12 ‘A’ Queen Street, South Cummingsburg.
Accra, who sustained injuries to her left hand, and Giles, who suffered injuries to her right hand and about her body, are now hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), while Lewis, who suffered chops to both her hands, right foot and back and Chandra, who was dealt chops to her head and hands, are at the Woodlands Hospital.
An initial altercation occurred around midday yesterday after the sisters, in the company of their mother, cast their ballots. On their way home, they were approached by Accra and Giles. Accra, police said, allegedly assaulted the mother of the sisters and a heated exchange ensued.
After going home, the sisters armed themselves with knives and returned to the scene of the initial altercation where they confronted Accra and Giles, who armed themselves with a cutlass and knives. The women then got into a physical confrontation that resulted in their injuries.
All four women were escorted to the GPH but Lewis and Chandra later left the institution and went to Woodlands Hospital, where they were treated and admitted.
Meanwhile, Accra and Giles were admitted to the GPH.
The women are listed as in serious but stable condition.
