A CONTINUING feud between neighbours led to a policeman being severely chopped on Sunday when an argument escalated.Injured as a result of the altercation is Constable Audwin Amsterdam, of De Kinderen, West Coast of Demerara.
He was wounded on the back and knees and his alleged assailant, Randy Sealey was arrested and taken into police custody.
Constable Amsterdam, who is stationed at Brickdam in Georgetown, where he is a member of the Bike Patrol, was admitted in an unconscious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
He was expected to undergo surgery soon after.
According to his mother, Hewel Amsterdam, her son was cleaning his
car around 15:00 hrs on Sunday when he was attacked by the other man, who was aiming for his neck but struck his back, instead, because he moved aside quickly.
She said after her son fell in the yard the man continued chopping him about the body.
The woman told Demerara Waves Online News that the incident stemmed from a long-running disagreement between the two neighbouring families.
Relatives said senior officers of the Police ‘A’ Division have been aware of the long running battle between Sealey and the Amsterdams who live opposite each other.