Police and officials from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) are investigating an incident in which a male security guard struck a female janitorial employee in the face with a baton.The incident occurred at around 14:50 hrs yesterday in the GPHC compound,Cheap Jerseys, near the Maternity Ward.Both the alleged victim and assailant work with firms that have contractual arrangements with the hospital.According to reports,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, the guard was on duty near the Maternity Ward when the husband of the janitorial employee entered the compound to see her.The guard reportedly saw the couple speaking and ordered the husband out of the compound. A quarrel erupted during which the guard struck the woman on the nose with his baton.She was taken to the Accident and Emergency Unit and was still being treated there up to late yesterday evening.Kaieteur News understands that the guard was taken into police custody but was later escorted to the GPHC to collect a medical.It is unclear whether he sustained any injuries.According to a source,Cheap Jerseys, the guard has claimed that the woman’s hand ‘touched’ him during the fracas,Wholesale Jerseys From China, and he was actually attempting to hit her husband.A hospital source told Kaieteur News that the woman’s husband should not have entered the compound,Stitched Jerseys, but should have requested to see his spouse at the gate.A release by the hospital’s public relations department stated that the GPHC Management “is investigating an incident involving two staff members employed by the contracted Janitorial and Security services and attached to the Corporation”.It added that “the appropriate disciplinary actions” will be taken upon the completion of the investigation.