MAGISTRATE Clive Nurse, on Tuesday, remanded four Venezuelan sisters, including two juveniles, to prison for allegedly stabbing a 16-year-old girl to the neck with a knife.
Evelyn Alfonso, 22, Roxanna Alfonso, 20, and their sisters, age 14 and 16, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and were not required to plead to the joint attempted murder charge.
They allegedly committed the offence on January 28, 2022, at Cummings Street, Georgetown.
The two women were remanded to prison, while their sisters will be held at a juvenile facility. The case is adjourned until February 11.
According to reports, the teen was confronted by the four accused, with whom she had a previous altercation. On the day in question, around 09:00 hrs, the victim was at Cummings Street in the company of her aunt, when she was confronted by the quartet.
The sisters armed themselves with bricks and attacked the victim and her aunt. During the altercation, the victim was allegedly stabbed twice with a knife by the two younger sisters. The incident was caught on camera and went viral on social media.
The victim was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where her condition is listed as serious, but stable.
