DJ stabbed during argument at HJ 94.1 FM – police

A radio DJ was yesterday stabbed during an argument with a colleague at the HJ 94.1 FM studio located on Lance Gibbs Street, Queenstown.

The DJ was identified as twenty-eight-year-old DJ Yannick.

The police in a statement said that the stabbed man said that after arriving at his workplace he came into contact with the suspect after which an argument ensued.

The report said that the suspect then armed himself with a Guinness bottle which he subsequently broke and with which he dealt DJ Yannick four stabs about his face before making good his escape.

DJ Yannick was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was seen by a doctor on duty, treated and released.

Investigations are ongoing and efforts are being made to contact the suspect.

Meanwhile, a statement issued by the Management of HJ 94.1 FM stated that the studio has since suspended the independent programme and the two men involved from the airwaves.

The management stated that the incident occurred at the radio studio between the independent DJ and his selector during their programme.

The statement further explained that the two men involved are independent deejays who like others purchase air time from the radio studio to air their weekend programmes.