Police are investigating a incident in which radio announcer and soca artist Janelle “J Angel” De Leon was injured during a altercation with a group of women at a bar in Woodbrook on Monday night.
According to reports, De Leon went to the Elixir Nightclub, Ariapita Avenue, Port-of-Spain, with a friend around 9 pm. De Leon is employed with radio station SLAM 100.5FM, which is a member of Guardian Media Ltd (GML), which also publishes this newspaper.
Shortly after entering the bar, De Leon attempted to sit at a table but was confronted by three women who informed her the seats were reserved for them.
De Leon reportedly had a brief argument with the group when one of the women grabbed a glass bottle from a nearby table and smashed it on De Leon’s head. She was taken by ambulance to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where she was treated and discharged.
By the time police were summoned to the scene the three suspects, who reportedly spoke with Spanish accents, had already left. Police are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident as they try to track down the suspects but no arrests were made up to late yesterday.
The T&T Guardian attempted to contact De Leon for an update on her condition but she did not answer calls to her cellphone up to late yesterday.
Detectives from the Woodbrook Police Station are continuing investigations.