The man who stabbed a store assistant in her mouth with a knife on Monday is in police custody.
Reports indicate that after launching the unprovoked and vicious attack on the 25 year-old woman, which was captured on video and circulated on social media, the man went to his Husbands, St James neighbourhood, where he also stabbed a male neighbour.
He was subdued and held by neighbours until the police arrived.
Residents told the DAILY NATION that the man had a history of mental illness and was in and out of the Psychiatric Hospital and prison.
Both the store assistant and the neighbour are said to be hospitalized at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in critical condition.
In the video, the man was seen walking into the J.E General Store at Black Rock, St Michael. The store assistant was standing behind the counter, apparently showing him items. When he was eventually handed the knife, he then made stabbing motions at the woman and even lashed at another employee with the weapon, before walking out of the store. (JRN)
