Police have launched an investigation into the cutlass attack on a 35-year-old fisherman at Unity Village, Mahaica.
Injured is Sushil Nagasar of Coconut Walk Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
On Tuesday evening, Police stated that the fisherman reported earlier in the day that he was attacked at a Chinese restaurant at Unity Village on Monday evening by four brothers who rushed into the restaurant, all armed with cutlasses, and broadsided him several times about his body.
He received wounds to his toes and hands and was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was admitted as a patient in a stable condition.
Police said two of the suspects were arrested on Tuesday while hiding in a septic tank.
According to Police, the suspects’ mother tried to mislead the ranks by informing them that her sons were not at home. Investigations are ongoing.
