Police in Regional Division #4’A’ are investigating an alleged stabbing incident committed on Leroy Goriah, age 46 years, of Lot 31 Ketley Street, Albouystown, Georgetown and Alonzo Mc Lean, age 48 years, a Horse Cart Operator, of Lot 20 Independence Boulevard, Georgetown, which occurred on May 25, 2024 at about 21:00 hours at High Bridge, La Penitence, Georgetown, in the vicinity of GT Bar, by one Jason Lespor, age 34 years, a Porter, of Lot 56 James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown.
Initial investigation revealed that at the above mentioned date and time the victims were at the GT bar drinking when they observed the suspect beating his girlfriend, a 29-year-old, Security Guard, of Lot 56 James Street, Albouystown, Georgetown, outside of the bar, on the high bridge.
The victims intervened to help the female, and the suspect then drew a knife from his pants waist and dealt the victims several stabs about their body before making good his escape on foot in an eastern direction. The victims were picked up by public spirited citizens and taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), where they were seen, examined, and admitted. Goriah’s condition is listed as critical, and Alonzo’s condition is stable.
Goriah received five (5) Stabs to his back measuring about six inches each, one to his right side chest causing his right side lungs to collapse, and several stabs to his right hand, while Mc Lean received one (1) stab wound to his left side upper back in the vicinity of his shoulder. The victims remain patients at the said medical institution.
Checks were made in the area and at the suspects home for him and the weapon that was used to commit the act, but he was not located, nor the weapon found.
Investigations are ongoing.
