A suspected feud that began on Facebook yesterday took an ugly turn at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, when two groups of women were involved in a fracas. Police said the melee began after three carloads of women, some brandishing knives, stopped close to some of the booths which were being prepared for the upcoming Carnival season just outside the main entrance to the Grand Stand.
The women reportedly then began attacking another group of women who had been hired by the National Carnival Commission (NCC) to paint the booths. Police on mobile patrol stopped and tried to intervene but that did little to stop several fights which broke out among the women. Police even fired shots in the air to try and bring order but then had to physically stop the fights. One policewoman was injured as she tried to part one of the scuffles.
Police eventually held three women and seized knives. One of the women was subsequently taken to hospital, treated and discharged. Police said the three suspects, all from Beetham Gardens, Laventille, were subsequently questioned and released. Contacted yesterday, an NCC official said the safety of its employees was a top priority and that the matter would be resolved appropriately.