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People’s Progressive Party/ Civic President Cup Horses race debacle…At the conclusion of the PPP/C President’s Cup Horses race meet last Sunday, two men were brutally stabbed and had to be hospitalized. A jockey has been charged with the crime.Winston AppaduWinston Appadu, the jockey, of New Market Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, appeared on Thursday before Magistrate Carolyn Artiga, at the Whim Magistrate’s Court and was granted bail in the sum of $600,000. This was after he was first refused bail the day before by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh.The man is accused of attempting to murder Yuhvendra Jeetnarine called Chris, 22, of Bush Lot Village, Corentyne.On Thursday, Police Prosecutor Sergeant Althea Solomon did not object to bail after a medical report was presented to the court indicating that the victim was still hospitalized but was in a stable condition.However Magistrate Artiga granted bail on certain conditions that the accused report to the Whim Police Station every day at 15:00 hrs. His next court date has been set for May 11.The melee began around 21:00 hrs on Sunday evening at the after party of the PPP/C Presidents Cup Horse race meet at the Port Mourant Turf Club.During the melee Jeetnarine and Trevor Butcher,Adam Joseph Duhe Dolphins Jersey, 20, of Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice were both injured. According to information, after the fight began some of the men ran between the crowd. Butcher who was in the area told the fighters to move away from next to him but Jeenarine reportedly pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the region of his abdomen causing his intestine to protrude.Jeenarine reportedly made an attempt to escape but was caught and given a severe beating. He was reportedly stabbed about ten times about the body. Both men were subsequently rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital and later transferred to the New Amsterdam Hospital where emergency operations were performed on them.Butcher’s cousin, Steven Kanya, was also reportedly slashed across his abdomen during the melee by Jeenarine after he tried to make peace. He was treated at the Port Mourant Hospital and sent away.Reports are that the fight resulted from an old grievance between Jeenarine’s father and some other individuals.During the horse race meet also, Jeenarine family horse- “De Girl Them Sugar”, broke two legs and had to be put down. |
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