A 15-year-old boy is battling for his life at the New Amsterdam Hospital after he was stabbed by a 41-year-old man who told him his mother had contracted COVID-19.
The Guyana Chronicle understands that Riyaad Hussain, of St Magdelene Street, was standing with a friend at Main and Pope Streets at around 18:00hrs on Sunday, when the suspect told him that his mother, who is a nurse, had contracted the deadly virus.

It is alleged that Hussain confronted the suspect and a scuffle ensued, during which the suspect stabbed him to the left side chest with an ice picker. The Guyana Chronicle understands that the teenager’s lungs are punctured and the wound is 0.5cm from his heart.

The suspect has been arrested and is in police custody assisting with the investigation.