An 82-year-old woman is currently battling for her life after she was stabbed approximately 15 times by a knife wielding intruder at her Princes Town home.
The victim is warded in a serious condition at hospital following the incident, which took place at about 12:15 am yesterday along Centenary Street, Princes Town.
The woman was awakened by a strange noise in her home and then observed a man standing over her bed with a knife.
The man then began stabbing her several times about her abdomen, shoulder, back, and face, before fleeing the scene.
The victim raised an alarm, and the police and emergency health services were notified.
She was taken to the Princes Town Health Facility where she was stabilized before being transferred to the San Fernando General Hospital.
A hunt is now on for the suspect who police say left behind workable fingerprints at the scene,