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TG's Walters recovering after attack
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National player Jerry 'Ticka' Walters is now at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in serious but stable condition after a domestic altercation led to him allegedly being stabbed twice by his girlfriend at their home in Jones Town yesterday evening.
It has been reported that Walters, who represents Tivoli Gardens Football Club in the Digicel Premier League (DPL), was stabbed in the neck and back as the latest in a long-running argument between himself and his partner reached boiling point.
Walters is the second player from the club to have suffered a knife attack in recent times after his former teammate Orane Simpson was stabbed to death last October.
The hard-tackling midfielder was said to be recovering well, and club officials seem confident that he will be able to pull through.
When contacted last night, Edward Seaga, president of the Tivoli Gardens Football Club, told THE STAR that he had spoken to Walters after the incident and that he was in high spirits.
"I spoke with him and his voice was strong; and I asked him if he was going to surgery, and he said he was going to the ward," said Seaga.
Seaga added that he was unaware of the details surrounding the incident on the matter.
"I just heard that his girlfriend stabbed him. I think he will come out, because he doesn't sound like he was badly damaged," Seaga said.
The 27-year-old Walters was nominated for the Most Valuable Player award last season in the DPL competition.
Meanwhile, team manager Brian Rose is relieved that the player seems to be on the mend, and admitted that he was very worried at one point that he was about to witness a situation similar to that of Simpson's untimely death.
Rose also added that it is perhaps time for the club's management to consider offering dispute management advice to the players, in the wake of the latest incident.
"The first thing that came to mind was that this was a repeat of the Orane (Simpson) incident, so I was very scared when I heard it at first. I'm very relieved that he is OK and recovering," said Rose.
"We had some counselling last year, but maybe it is time for something more than counselling, maybe we have to look into some dispute management seminars," he added.
Rose is hoping to visit the player today but could not speak much on what transpired last night, with information still very sketchy.
"There were no injuries to any vital organs. I know he has been treated and placed on the ward; and that's the most that I can say right now," Rose said.
Walters
National player Jerry 'Ticka' Walters is now at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) in serious but stable condition after a domestic altercation led to him allegedly being stabbed twice by his girlfriend at their home in Jones Town yesterday evening.
It has been reported that Walters, who represents Tivoli Gardens Football Club in the Digicel Premier League (DPL), was stabbed in the neck and back as the latest in a long-running argument between himself and his partner reached boiling point.
Walters is the second player from the club to have suffered a knife attack in recent times after his former teammate Orane Simpson was stabbed to death last October.
The hard-tackling midfielder was said to be recovering well, and club officials seem confident that he will be able to pull through.
When contacted last night, Edward Seaga, president of the Tivoli Gardens Football Club, told THE STAR that he had spoken to Walters after the incident and that he was in high spirits.
"I spoke with him and his voice was strong; and I asked him if he was going to surgery, and he said he was going to the ward," said Seaga.
Seaga added that he was unaware of the details surrounding the incident on the matter.
"I just heard that his girlfriend stabbed him. I think he will come out, because he doesn't sound like he was badly damaged," Seaga said.
The 27-year-old Walters was nominated for the Most Valuable Player award last season in the DPL competition.
Meanwhile, team manager Brian Rose is relieved that the player seems to be on the mend, and admitted that he was very worried at one point that he was about to witness a situation similar to that of Simpson's untimely death.
Rose also added that it is perhaps time for the club's management to consider offering dispute management advice to the players, in the wake of the latest incident.
"The first thing that came to mind was that this was a repeat of the Orane (Simpson) incident, so I was very scared when I heard it at first. I'm very relieved that he is OK and recovering," said Rose.
"We had some counselling last year, but maybe it is time for something more than counselling, maybe we have to look into some dispute management seminars," he added.
Rose is hoping to visit the player today but could not speak much on what transpired last night, with information still very sketchy.
"There were no injuries to any vital organs. I know he has been treated and placed on the ward; and that's the most that I can say right now," Rose said.
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