Siparia woman stabbed by another woman

A FIGHT between two women on Monday in Siparia has left one in hospital with stab wounds and the other in police custody.

A 60-year-old suspect told investigators she was "defending" herself against the other woman who is 38 and who remains hospitalised. The two are neighbours, police said. Up to Tuesday, police were trying to determine what led to the fight.

Police said that at 4.30 pm, a report was made about a domestic disturbance and when they responded they found the younger woman bleeding on the bathroom floor at her home in Sennon Village.

The victim, who was  semi-conscious, had been stabbed in the chest and left foot and had  injuries to her left hand. WPC Timothy and PC Lewis seized two bloodstained knives and arrested the 60-year-old suspect, who was taken to the Siparia police station.

The victim was taken to the Siparia Health Facility, where she was treated and later transferred to San Fernando General Hospital, where she remains warded. Sgt Ramsaran, Cpl McLeod and PC Kunjal are investigating.