The man accused of brutally stabbing a 15-year-old mother multiple times at Heathburn Village, East Bank Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), has been captured and handed over to the police after being found hiding in a remote community along the Berbice River.
The suspect, 28-year-old Christopher Ali, was apprehended at De Veldt Village, an Amerindian settlement located approximately 50 miles up the Berbice River in Region Ten (Upper Berbice-Upper Demerara). Residents reportedly captured the man when he turned up at DeVeldt Health Centre seeking medical attention.
The apprehension was reportedly conducted out by a man who armed himself with a cutlass which was used to injure Ali. He was later handed him over to ranks of the Guyana Police Force.
Following his capture, Ali was transported by boat down the Berbice River to New Amsterdam, where he was met by emergency medical personnel and taken by ambulance to the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital.
Ali had been on the run since February 24, after he allegedly attacked 15-year-old Tiana Chapman of Pepper Street, Heathburn Village, stabbing her about the body during an altercation at a friend’s home in the community.
Chapman was rushed to the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital, where she was admitted for emergency treatment after suffering multiple stab wounds.
Police investigations into the incident are continuing.
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