Corentyne labourer stabbed in bar fight

Feb 01, 2017 Features / Columnists, News

A labourer of No.1 Village Corentyne, Berbice is currently a patient at the New Amsterdam Hospital in a serious condition after being stabbed several times about the body by a childhood friend at a local bar in the village.

Stabbed: Martin Ramsarack

The victim has been identified as Martin Ramsarack, 26, whilst the attacker was identified as Simon Palimgam, 25.
The wife of the injured man, Rohini Persaud, told this publication, “I was in my bed and somebody come and call say Martin get bore up”.
She stated that upon asking him what took place and what led to the incident he didn’t say much. She said that he told her that he ventured to the shop/bar to purchase something. “He and dem had an argument and (his assailant) just pull out a knife and start stab he”.
According to her he was not consuming alcohol with Palimgam.
Meanwhile, Palimgam’s mother, Wellai Sammy, related that her son told her a different story of the incident.
“He de talking with the shopkeeper when Martin come in and ask he who he talking to. He seh I aint talking to you. He start chuck up Simon and Simon pull out the knife. He seh Ramsarack try fuh tek the knife and bore he, and then dem two start scramble.”
She stated that her son told her that the shopkeeper ordered them out the shop but the scuffle did not end there as they continued on the public road where Ramsarack received more stab wounds to his body.
Sammy told this publication that she wants the matter settled and has already spoken to the victim’s relatives about it, but she has not received a response.
The suspect is still at large whilst Ramsarack remains in a serious but stable condition.
Investigations are ongoing.