A SECURITY guard who refused to hand his food over to a bully who had demanded it, was viciously attacked by the man and is now warded at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) nursing a smashed face.

The guard, James Ramlochan, 23, of Smithsfield, Berbice was eating food at a shop on Pitt Street, New Amsterdam last Sunday, when the man approached him and demanded the food.
Ramlochan however stoutly refused and chased the man away. The man left, but shortly after returned, unnoticed by the security guard who continued eating his meal.
The man crept up behind Ramlochan and lashed him across the face with a piece of wood, smashing his mouth, nose and nasal cavity and causing injuries to his eyes as well. The man then ran away.

The injured security guard, bleeding profusely, was picked up by public-spirited persons and rushed to the New Amsterdam Hospital and was later transferred to GPH. He was triaged at the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Unit and taken to the theatre where he was operated on, before being admitted to the Male Surgical Ward.
His condition is now considered stable and police are trying to find his attacker.