A woman is in serious condition at the hospital after she was stabbed by a man at building 11 Maloney Gardens on Tuesday 17th January, 2023.
• The victim was identified as 18-year-old Atyanna Richards of Maloney Gardens, D’abadie.
• Around 11:00am, Richards was at home with her 2-year-old daughter when the child’s father and suspect, 24-year-old Marlon Madoo of Race Course Road, Carapo, Arima, came to visit.
• An argument ensued which resulted in Madoo pulling out a black flick knife and stabbing Richards several times in her neck and chest area, before fleeing the scene.
• Richards was taken to the Arima district hospital where she was treated and later transferred to mt hope hospital where she remains warded in critical condition.
• At about 11:15am, the first responders of the La Horquetta police station were in the Maloney district when they observed Madoo being pursued by a mob of persons.
• Upon investigating, they were informed that he was involved in a stabbing.
• Madoo was arrested and taken to the police station, pending further investigations.
