Detectives are probing a wounding incident which has left 26-year-old Jasoda Gocool of Herstelling Sea Dam, East Bank Demerara, in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital.
The incident occurred on Tuesday last about 06:00 hrs on the Herstelling Public Road.
According to reports, the 26-year-old victim, along with a female friend, also from Herstelling, were heading out of a street which runs in an east to west direction when the victim was approached by an identifiable male dressed in all black clothing who hugged her from behind and dealt her several stab wounds about her body.
After committing the act, the suspect made good his escape in a white car (model, made, and registration number unknown).
The victim was subsequently picked up by public-spirited citizens and taken to the Diamond Diagnostic Center, where she was seen by a doctor.
The 26-year-old woman was transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where she underwent emergency surgery for several stab wounds to her upper chest, back and left hand. Her condition is listed as critical.
Investigations continue.
