In a shocking incident of crime, nine persons, including five children, were brutally killed in the early hours of Sunday in Commewijne, Suriname when a man stabbed them brutally. The Paramaribo police had to open fire on the suspect, who was wounded in the legs, arrested and is currently hospitalized.
The Police authorities said that the suspect was wounded and arrested, according to a news agency. “During the night from Saturday, December 27, to Sunday, December 28, a male individual killed four adults and five children with a sharp object. A sixth child and an adult were seriously injured and were transported to the hospital,” a police statement said.
It was informed that the suspect’s wife had recently left him, leaving their four children in his care. The suspect, who is reportedly suffering from a mental disorder, allegedly armed himself with a knife and went on a killing spree after first attacking his children and then six neighbours.
It was a mass stabbing which he resorted to suddenly in the neighbourhood. The impact was neutralized and possible increased number of casualties were prevented by the swift Police action, it was stated. Authorities have begun probe into the tragic incident and more details are likely to unfold in matter of time, Police statement further added.
Suriname,officially known the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America,
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