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Guyana Cricket Executive in Acid Attack
Assistant Treasurer, Pretipaul Jaigobin had his face disfigured with acid. Below is an excerpt from the Guyana newspaper:
“Outspoken Assistant Treasurer of the Guyana Cricket Board, Pretipaul Jaigobin had his face disfigured when a man calmly walked up to him and threw a container of acid.
Jaigobin, who is in his forties, had stopped at a shop in Strasthpey on the East Coast of Demerara, shortly after 9pm, while on his way to his Clonbrook home, about eight miles away, when the incident occurred.
His condition is listed as critical, and doctors as well as family members and close associates are hoping that the attack would not severely affect his eyesight.
Presently, Jaigobin’s vision is severely impaired and he is thankful for the spectacles he was wearing at the time that he is not completely blind.
Speaking with this newspaper last night, Jaigobin, who is also the Treasurer of the East Coast Demerara and Demerara Cricket Boards, said that the man came up to him just as he left the shop, and threw the substance in his face.
“All the man said was, ‘Why you don’t leave me friends them alone? You want power?’ and he threw the thing in my face,” Jaigobin said.
The man then calmly walked away while Jaigobin grabbed his face in agony.
Such was the power of the liquid that it burnt the entire front of his shirt and also resulted in burns to his chest.
He was rushed to the Georgetown Hospital where he remains a patient in the Burns Care Unit. The article poses the growing question whether acid attacks are on the rise globally. This is indeed a bleak prospect. What are your thoughts?
Posted on May 26th 2010 by Test Member in Blog
