An argument on Tuesday afternoon between two lovers grew heated and led to the man inflicting several chops wounds on the woman at Swan village on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.

Injured is Malicia Andrews, a mother of seven. The man, whose name was given as Ian English, chopped the woman about her body including her neck, feet and ears. Her condition was listed as critical. The man later hanged himself in the bushes nearby.

A resident reported that the man and the woman shared a relationship and have a child together. She said the couple were arguing for several hours prior to the incident.

Reports are that the man lives with his wife in the nearby village of Kuru Kururu but would spend most of his time at Swan.”He chop up the woman because she wanted to leave him,” an eyewitness reported.

The victim was rushed to the hospital and “A” Division Commander, Marlon Chapman told the Guyana Chronicle that the police ranks were en-route to the scene.