59-year-old Rosa Delia Chinchia She was slashed to the neck after refusing to lend money to a male friend.

It happened just after 11:00 this morning in Lindo's Alley when Chinchia, talking to a man she knew, refused to lend him the money he wanted. That's when he became angry and slashed her throat before fleeing the scene.

Chincia was rushed to a private hospital where she underwent emergency surgery. Her assailant has been detained pending an investigation.