A man is being treated at the Belmopan Hospital after he was stabbed in the left side of the chest, in the left arm, and sliced across the left cheek.

Benjamin Guerra, 43, a mason of Mexico Street, Belmopan, told police that he was at home at about 10:45 Saturday night when he got into an argument with his nephew, 25, who stabbed him multiple times.

Guerra was rushed to the Belmopan Hospital, and is reportedly in a critical but stable condition.

His nephew has fled the house and has since gone into hiding.

Up to press time tonight, the nephew has not yet been found, and Guerra continues to recover from his wounds in the Belmopan Hospital.