A Canadian man who was stabbed while on vacation in Nassau in 2010 has warned about crime in The Bahamas following the acquittal of three men who were charged with the attack, according to international reports.
The website www.globalnews.ca reported that Mitchell Nini spoke out against crime in The Bahamas after learning of the acquittal last week.
"Anyone who goes there isn't immune to the crime there," Nini is quoted saying.
"Whether you feel like you're safe on the resort, as soon as you step off the resort you're in a war zone."
Nini was attacked near Luna nightclub on West Bay Street after a party early Christmas Day in 2010. He was stabbed several times after he chased after a suspect who had ripped a $1,000 chain off the neck of his friend, Bahamian Montez Armbrister.
The three men charged with the attack were found not guilty by a verdict of 6-3 by a Supreme Court jury.
Crimes against visitors to The Bahamas have grabbed headlines in recent weeks.
Last month, British visitor Edgar George Dart was killed during a home invasion in Grand Bahama.
On April 8, Dart and his family were bound and robbed by three armed bandits, according to police.
Dart, who was reportedly in Grand Bahama visiting his mother, was shot after he got into an altercation with one of the intruders, police said.
Last month, a U.S. website ranked The Bahamas as number one on a list of the 'world's most dangerous cruise destinations'.
The list is featured on www.cruiselawnews.com and made the rounds on social media shortly after it was posted.
The list was based solely on "anecdotal" evidence, according to Florida-based attorney Jim Walker, a partner of Walker & O'Neill Maritime Lawyers, who compiled it.
Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell said it paints the country unfairly.
Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe acknowledged that such bad press hurts the destination.

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