CHARLES Stoby, 26 years, of Kashpa, Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, who was on remand at the Camp Street prison is now warded at the Georgetown Public Hospital suffering a broken right hand, multiple chops to the head and left shoulder as well as both legs.Stoby suffered the injuries when he was allegedly attacked by a group of about five high profile prisoners at the Camp Street prison last Thursday evening, according to reports.

Stoby claims that he was remanded to prison two Fridays ago after a court appearance in which he denied robbing the virtual complainant of $25,000.
However, he said that strangely he was thrown into a cell that is intended for high profile prisoners on capital charges only. He said they probably beat him because they had objections to him being among them, and felt that the authorities would then remove him.
The man related that around 22:00hrs on Thursday he was sitting on a bed when someone lashed him to his head from behind with what he perceived to be a piece of greenheart wood.
He said he fell to the ground and then about five prisoners overpowered him and started beating him mercilessly. He said they beat him with blades made from metal broken off their bed heads and sharpened. With these, he claimed they dealt him chops on the shoulder and both legs, in addition to breaking a fluorescent tube on his right arm.
Stoby recalled that when he could no longer stand up to the beating he cried out and a prison officer under a window in the yard, accompanied by another, managed to open the door, but as they entered the dorm the prisoners repeatedly spat on them.
The two prison officers were forced to retreat and seek backup. However, even after two more ranks arrived at the scene, the men could not be apprehended since they had already scampered and nobody in the dorm would volunteer information.
The injured man was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was admitted.
Stoby said that he was scheduled to appear in court on Friday, but on account of his injuries and subsequent hospitalisation he was unable to.