–then stabs him near to death

AN argument which developed into a scuffle on Sunday between a drunk and a man standing on Lamaha Street ended with the latter being seriously stabbed about the body.

The incident reportedly occurred just outside the Blue Martini bar. The injured man has been identified as Stephen McLeod, 29, of Laing Street Charlestown.

Reports are that at around 03:30hrs, McLeod was ‘liming’ by himself outside the bar when he was approached by the assailant.

Pretty soon, the two, who’d never before met, got into an argument and a scuffle ensued. Then, quick as lightning, the drunk reportedly whipped out a knife from his waist and dealt McLeod three stabs.

The injured man, who was stabbed in the chest, arm and upper back, was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) by public-spirited citizens.

The police would later recover the knife from the scene, after a report was made at the station.