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Violence mars holiday weekend

Four people were injured in two incidents as holiday celebrations turned violent over the weekend.

Two men suffered wounds that were said not to be life-threatening when they were stabbed in the men’s bathrooms of Somerset Cricket Club on Friday, between 7.30pm and 9.45pm.

The victims, one from Southampton and the other from Smith’s, were taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Yesterday evening, a man was stabbed and a woman hit by a projectile in a waterside mêlée at Mangrove Bay, a few hours after the annual Non-Mariners Race.

During that incident, at 5.20pm, a group of men threw bottles and other objects at each other, according to police.

Bermuda Police Service spokesman Dwayne Caines said an 18-year-old man was stabbed in the shoulder and taken via a marine vessel to Watford Bridge, where he was later transported to hospital.

An 18-year-old woman was hit in the head by a projectile while she was in the water and was also taken to hospital. Neither of the teenagers were said to have life-threatening injuries.

A man was arrested in connection with the incident.

Witnesses to either incident should call Sergeant Clifford Roberts Jr on 247-1376 or the independent Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477.