A 36-year-old man is in critical condition at hospital after being stabbed multiple times during a violent altercation at Pepper Hill, Laventille Road, San Juan on Sunday evening.

Police said officers responded around 8p.m. to reports of a wounding. On arrival, they spoke with a 59-year-old woman who reported that she was inside her home when she heard her front gate being opened.

The woman said she observed two men, both known to the household, standing in her yard. When she confronted them and instructed them to leave, one of the men was allegedly seen holding what appeared to be a knife.