Chetumal, Q.R. — A Chetumal man has died following an altercation with his neighbor that left him with over a dozen stab wounds. On Tuesday, the man was rushed to hospital from the scene of the attack where he was stabbed by a woman.
He died Friday.
The incident happened between the two neighbors who live in the Fraternidad Antorchista neighborhood of Chetumal. The man was stabbed by his female neighbor while inside his home.
According area residents, the stabbing was the result of ongoing animosity between the two.
Other neighbors reported a domestic dispute to police Tuesday morning, however, it has been clarified that the man and woman were not in a relationship.
The woman, Yuliana “N”, is alleged to have jumped over a retaining wall into the man’s property where she attacked him with a knife. He was stabbed 13 times.
The woman then ran from the scene but was identified by family members and arrested by police. According to the woman’s family, she suffers from substance abuse problems and had attacked that same neighbor before.
Following the attack on Tuesday, paramedics transported the man to the Chetumal General Hospital where he remained in critical condition until he died Friday.
