Port Kaituma cop stabbed by wanted man in course of arrest

A Lance Corporal stationed at the Port Kaituma Police Station was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday after being stabbed several times about his body by a 27-year-old man who was wanted by the police.

The suspect has since been arrested and is expected to be charged soon.

According to a statement by the Guyana Police Force, acting on information received, on Monday at about 16:40 hours, ranks went to the S1A Junction, One Mile, Port Kaituma, where they confronted a suspect wanted in relation to the murder of Earl Peters, who was killed on September 5.