Police investigating Stabbing Incidents.

Philipsburg;--- The Police Department is busy investigating a stabbing incident which took place early Thursday morning. Police Spokesman Johan Janchi Leonard said a man was stabbed at the Shell Gas station at Madame Estate. On arrival of the patrol, a man J.B. Haiti (24) was found bleeding from stab wounds at the gas station. He was transported by ambulance to the St. Maarten Medical Center. Police believe jealousy might have been the cause of the stabbing. According to reports the suspect kicked and punched the victim J.B. in the face and then stabbed him in both arms. Suspect is known and police are investigating the cause of the incident.

The department is also investigating another stabbing. On Wednesday night, police were called by eye-witnesses, reporting a fight on the A. Th. Illidge road in the vicinity of Micro Device and whereby one of the fighters was stabbed. On arrival at the scene the patrol did encounter neither suspect nor the victim. The area was searched by the patrol and a man who was behaving suspicious was arrested. During body search a bloody knife was found on the suspect and later admitted that he had fought and stabbed his friend and that the friend had gotten a lift. Police could not locate the victim at his home neither at the St. Maarten Medical Center. So far police has no traces of the injured man.
The suspect was from the Dominican republic and was residing illegally on the island and is now pending deportation.