According to a press release from the gendarmerie an argument began at a disco in Sandy Ground which got out of hand. One of the victims received cuts to his throat by a broken bottle while the other who entered into the argument as a referee was beaten about the head with a base ball bat until he lost consciousness.
While the first victim only needed some stitches to his throat the second victim is nursing injuries such as fractures to his face, skull and upper jaw.
The report stated that the gendarmes reported to some ten incidents and they had to add at least 30 gendarmes to the schedule that night. The report stated that if not all most of the incidents were alcohol related.