—police detective injured while making arrest

THE brother of two sisters, one of whom succumbed to severe chop wounds she sustained at the hands of the deranged man on Wednesday, was arrested by the police at Waramuri Mission, Moruca on Thursday night.

Police said during efforts to arrest the man, he attacked the ranks with a cutlass and one of the officers sustained chop wounds to his hand. He is currently seeking medical attention.
Reports are that Cynthia Cozier, age 28, died while receiving treatment at the Suddie Hospital on Thursday morning while her sister, Beverly France, age 40, remains hospitalised and is in a stable condition.

Cynthia’s eight-month-old baby was also injured during the attack and according to the police, his condition is also stable.

Cynthia is said to be the twin sister of her attacker. She was a mother of two and reports are that she was holding her baby when her brother launched the brutal attack at their home at Mariabo Creek at Waramuri on Wednesday afternoon.
Police reported that the assailant is of unsound mind and following an argument with his siblings, he launched the brutal attack.

Village Captain, Learland Emmanuel, confirmed the passing of Cynthia and on Thursday he noted that she was a gifted athlete who was very active in the community. He said too that the woman’s brother was suffering from mental health issues for some time and according to him, there are other cases of persons suffering from mental health issues at Waramuri.

Emmanuel said such cases may be related to the abuse of illicit substances and according to him, it is an issue which the health authorities, as well as the police, should address in order to prevent similar occurrences of what obtained on Wednesday at the Coziers.
The village leader said there was a similar case in which a mentally ill man hacked another man to death at Waramuri. “I think it’s a problem that needs attention,” he said.
Police are investigating the incident.