Philipsburg:--- A young man who was struck in the head with a hammer is now in a coma at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital reported Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson. Police on the Dutch side of the island arrested one person for assaulting the victim.In a press release, the police spokesman said on Tuesday October 17th 2011 the victim identified as S.J.G.B. was traveling on a bus with his mother from Marigot to Philipsburg. Henson said another man identified as R.S.P.C was also on the same bus at the time. Henson said the man identified as R.S.P.C stopped the bus in the vicinity of Harley Davidson in Cole Bay as he wanted to exit the bus. Upon exiting, the suspect R.S.P.C took out a hammer and struck S.J.G.B on his forehead. The victim was seriously injured and lost a considerable amount of blood on the scene, the Police Spokesman said. According to the mother of the victim who filed a report on Wednesday with the police department, she also exited the bus when her son was maliciously attacked and sought help to transport him to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital where he is currently being treated. The mother told police that her son was in a coma and efforts are being made by the hospital to transfer him to Guadeloupe for further treatment. The victim's mother also told police that her son and the suspect has had problems in the past. Henson said police arrested the suspect who remains in custody as the investigation continues. The Police Spokesman said the police are in touch with the hospital as they continue to investigate the case.
