Jordan V., a 22-year-old young man who was walking through block 17 of Flor de Bastión, in the northwest of Guayaquil, was attacked by armed men who, in the middle of a violent assault, caused him a stab wound to the neck .
When the police arrived at the site, they found the injured man lying in a doorway. There the neighbors had tried to give him first aid.
The victim was taken in the patrol car to the Mount Sinai hospital, where he is recovering, because fortunately the knife did not touch the jugular. It would be a superficial wound, the doctors confirmed.
The attack occurred at dawn on Monday, January 16. According to early police reports, Jordan was allegedly robbed of his hat and $300 by the suspects. The young man said that the thieves were dressed in black.
Hours before the attack on the 22-year-old, the security guard of a school also located in Nueva Prosperina reported having been attacked by two individuals who entered the school at night and also wounded him with a knife.
The guard said that one of the subjects was carrying a weapon and the other a knife, and that they stole his cell phone and wallet.
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In the middle of the struggle, the guard was helped by paramedics after receiving a stab wound to the leg.
One of the suspects was arrested by police shortly after. It would be Renato N., a 23-year-old man with a history of micro-trafficking.
Police are investigating whether the subject is involved in both attacks and looking for an accomplice. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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