A sixteen-year-old Venezuelan national is now in critical condition at hospital, after being stabbed several times while working at a bar in Freeport.
According to reports, the teenager was at work around 4 pm on Sunday (April 7, 2024), when another Venezuelan national said to be her ex-boyfriend entered the bar , broke a bottle and stabbed the girl about her body.
Patrons at the bar attempted to intervene and the suspect ran away.
The teenager was taken to the Couva District Health Facility by patrons of the bar. She was then transferred to San Fernando General Hospital, where she is said to be in critical condition.
A 23-year-old man was later arrested in connection with the incident.