A 22-year-old man was stabbed in the arm by his ex-lover at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital yesterday.
According to a media release from the North West Regional Health Authority, the incident took place at 11.42 am in the carpark of the Biomedical, Engineering and Central Stores (BECO) department.
After the stabbing, the woman was arrested and handed over to police, while the man was taken to the Accident and Emergency Department for medical treatment.
The release assured that the safety of both staff and visitors to the hospital was of paramount importance, with the NWRHA “reaffirming its commitment to upholding the highest standards of workplace safety.”
The NWRHA said it was taking the matter seriously.
When Guardian Media visited the hospital, workers were seen huddled discussing the incident while security, including an armed officer, was seen patrolling the Accident and Emergency area.
This is the second time the NWRHA has had to issue a media release on the safety of staff and visitors at the hospital.
In June last year, Kevin King was followed from Gonzales and killed at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.
King and his three friends, Jayden Reyes, Abdul Williams, and Jonathan Arjoon, were part of a group shot at while liming along Lange Street, Gonzales. After King was taken to the hospital, gunmen attacked him again on the compound.
The murders prompted the NWRHA to install barriers to prevent easy access to the Accident and Emergency Department, along with other security measures.
Months later, St James Medical Complex worker Jamaal Watts was killed while cutting grass. This too forced the NWRHA to increase its security at the facility.
