An Upper Corentyne teenager is now hospitalised with a chop wound after a row over a pig between his father and another man ended in an armed conflict on Sunday.
The 16-year-old, of Number 51 Village, Corentyne, is a patient at the Skeldon Public Hospital.
The teen’s mother told police investigators that her husband and another man, identified as Wayne Heligar, had a misunderstanding over a pig, which led to a physical altercation. However, during the argument, another man, identified as Marvin Ross, 56, intervened with a cutlass.
The Guyana Police Force, in a statement, yesterday reported that when Ross approached with the cutlass, the teen took it away from him and ran towards Heligar.
According to the statement, Heligar then took the cutlass away from the teen and inflicted a chop to the top of his head. The teen’s father then picked up a piece of wood and dealt Ross a blow to his forehead.
The teen and Ross were both rushed to the Skeldon Public Hospital, where the former was admitted while Ross was treated and discharged.
The teen’s father was arrested for questioning, while police were making efforts to arrest the man accused of chopping the lad.
