Ursula Houston of Laing Avenue was admitted to the Burn Care Unit of the hospital following the attack. Her attacker, a former lover, fled and was being sought by police. He stabbed Houston over her left eye with a broken bottle and threw acid on her, hospital sources told Stabroek News. She suffered burns to her face, left hand and other parts of her exposed upper body, this newspaper was told.

The attack occurred at around 7:30 pm at the Maternity Unit where Houston worked. She was stepping out of the nurses room at Ward 5 when the man pounced. The attacker goes by the nickname Thousand, law enforcement officials said. According to reports, Houston broke off a relationship with the man and apparently he could not deal with it.

When this newspaper visited the Laing Avenue home of Houston, a relative, Abbiola said that she had just received the news and did not know much. However, she said that Houston had worked at the hospital for a number of years and was in her 40s.

She confirmed that Houston knew Thousand. Houston has one child who is overseas.