NINETEEN-year-old Errol Jupiter of Port Kaituma, NWD, assumed the role of peacemaker in a brawl between two men at the Port Kaituma waterfront and is now a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), recuperating from vicious stab wounds inflicted to the abdomen by one of the combatants.

His assailant has been taken into police custody.
Employed as a labourer on a truck, Jupiter said the incident happened last Friday, December 27, at approximately 20:00 hrs. He recalled that the two men, both several years his senior and both unknown to him, were locked in battle when he cautioned them against fighting and pushed one aside. Enraged, the man whipped out a pair of scissors from his waist and stabbed Jupiter in the right lower abdomen.
Jupiter said he went down as blood began spurting from his intestines, but was picked up by a friend and rushed to the Port Kaituma Hospital. The following morning, he was air-dashed to the city and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where surgery was performed on him.
At the time of this publication’s visit, Jupiter was complaining of severe pains in the abdomen. Although his condition is listed as stable, doctors continue to monitor him closely.

(By Shirley Thomas)