Philipsburg:--- Police had a rough day on Friday as they were called to several crime scenes. However, they were surprised when they were called to intervene in a fight between two grown men. On the scene, police encountered both men identified as E.D and C.W in blood.Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson in a press release said the incident took place in the vicinity of the Coliseum Casino and that one of the victims took a knife and cut off the other victim's finger. Henson said both men were transported to the St. Maarten Medical Center for treatment.
He said when police interviewed the two men they learnt that the fight started due to the smoking of marijuana in the area of the casino. Henson said C.W used a knife and a piece of wood as weapons to cut off E.D finger. He said doctors at the St. Maarten Medical Center operated on the victim in order to replace the severed ring finger on his right hand. The detective department is still busy investigating this case.In an unrelated case police was directed to Back Street where they found a man identified as E.V.H with severe wounds to his face. E.V.H was found in the vicinity of the cadastre office lying on the ground. He told police that on his way home to Sucker Garden he was attacked by two unknown men who had beaten him with some sort of weapons. E.V.H said his attackers robbed him of his monies. He was treated for his injuries while police are busy investigating the case.
