COLE BAY:--- On Saturday October 5th, 2013 at approximately 1:15pm, several police patrols, detectives, Forensic Department personnel, and paramedics were sent to Cork Tree Drive in Cole Bay where a man was found lying in pool of blood and not showing signs of life. On the scene the victim was found and after several attempts by the paramedics they succeeded in reanimating the victim. The victim had suffered a very serious wound to one of his arms and had lost a large amount of blood causing him to lose consciousness. The victim was transported in very critical situation the Sint Maarten Medical Center where he was operated on immediately after which he was admitted for observation. On the scene the investigating officers followed a trail of blood that came from the victim to a home in the vicinity. The investigators noticed that the home in question had been broken into and that the suspect had injured himself by breaking a glass window while committing the act. This case is under investigation by the Detective Department.
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