In the morning hours of December 25, 2021, Central Dispatch received a call that a woman was being stabbed on the Sucker Garden road near the area where Cowboy is located. It was revealed that the victim had been having an argument for some time with her boyfriend who after a violent altercation had stabbed the lady with a knife.
It remains unclear who had first drawn the knife that’s was used to injured the victim
The victim with the initials D.F.R was given first aid by ambulance personnel and subsequently transported to the St. Maarten Medical Center for further treatment. The injuries to the victim were not life threatening.
Later that morning the suspect with initials H.M.L appeared at the police station in Philipsburg. He was promptly arrested and taken into custody. This investigation is ongoing.
