Victim attacked inside police station while trying to report assault

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:

Police are investigating an incident which occurred on Sunday February 8, 2026 about 03:00hrs within the compound of the Parika Police Station, East Bank Essequibo.

Enquiries disclosed that a male visited the Parika Police Station to make a report of an alleged assault. While he was within the station compound, another male entered the premises, forcibly confronted him and began assaulting him.

Ranks who were present at the time immediately intervened, arrested the male who ran into the station and brought the situation under control.

The said male – a 33-year-old vendor of Farm, East Bank Essequibo was escorted to the De Kinderen Regional Hospital, where he was examined by a doctor on duty and deemed to be in stable condition. He was subsequently escorted back to the Parika Police Station and placed into custody pending investigation.

The other individual who came to make the report and was assaulted left the scene and efforts are ongoing to locate him.

The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras attached to the Parika Police Station and forms part of the ongoing investigation.

The Guyana Police Force strongly condemns any act of violence, particularly within the confines of a police station. Police premises are places of safety and lawful redress and any attempt to engage in disorderly conduct at such facilities will be dealt with firmly in accordance with the law.

Investigations are ongoing.