Port Mourant uncle,nephew chop each other severely
One of the injured men, Vishnu Gopaul
One of the injured men, Vishnu Gopaul

A ‘name-calling’ incident at Kitten Dam, Portuguese Quarters, Port Mourant, Berbice has left two men critically injured.

Rajindra Balkaran called ‘Gomes’, 38, and his uncle, Vishnu Gopaul called ‘Strokeman’ and ‘Balbala’–a pork vendor of the Port Mourant market, chopped each other severely during a brawl.

According to information, at approximately 14:00 hrs on Monday, Balkaran, who was in an intoxicated state, went to the home of Gopaul who was also intoxicated, and called out to him using expletives while accusing him of being a “cochore” among other names. As he continued his tirade, he reportedly pushed his uncle’s donkey cart into the trench. This angered the older relative who later emerged from his home with a cutlass. As the argument intensified, the men attacked each other.

Gopaul reportedly brandished his cutlass and chopped his nephew several times to his body. Despite his injuries, Balkaran managed to subdue Gopaul and relieved him of the weapon and in turn fired several chops to him. According to Gopaul’s wife, she was inside the house cooking and heard the commotion but did not take the matter seriously, since the duo usually gets into fights. “Is when I heard the screaming getting louder, me run out and see my husband in the trench, barely breathing and Gomes by the side with blood pouring out,” the woman recalled.

She got confused and could not move. She just looked on as both men were picked up and taken to hospital. Gopaul is nursing chop wounds to his face, neck, chest and hands, while Balkaran sustained chop wounds to his hand and neck.
The police arrived promptly at the scene and assisted in taking one of the injured men to the Port Mourant Hospital. Both men were subsequently taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital. The men are said to be critically injured. A relative of Gopaul noted that the man was in an unconscious state. The relative related that he was bleeding profusely and his wounds were very deep.

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