Man in Critical Condition after Stabbing Incident.

Philipsburg:---A man identified as J.M.B is now in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of the St. Maarten Medical Center. J.M.B was stabbed in the back by someone he knew on the Boardwalk early Sunday morning.
Police Spokesman Johan Janchi Leonard said the incident occurred somewhere around 6 am on Sunday morning. The police spokesman said based on information the victim saw a group of men walking towards him and he recognized them due to a prior incident. Leonard said that the victim began running to escape injury but the group of men pursued him by running behind, one of them he said caught up with the victim and dealt him a stab. Further details of the incident is not available Leonard said. A follow up report he said will be issued on Monday.