A 26-year-old male, accused of squeezing a woman’s breast, is in police custody for chopping up a man who was called to assist the same woman.
The incident occurred in Kara Kara, Mackenzie Linden on Monday at 17:00 hours.
The victim has been identified as Keno Griffith, 36, a labourer of Old Kara Kara, Mackenzie, Linden. He was admitted to a hospital in stable condition.
According to a police news release: “Enquiries revealed that the suspect and a female resident of the community had a misunderstanding on the date and time mentioned. During that misunderstanding, the suspect squeezed her breast and she spat on him. The suspect became annoyed and he threw a bucket of water on her.
“As such, the victim went to her assistance and the victim and the suspect had an argument which resulted in a scuffle. The suspect then armed himself with a cutlass and dealt the victim a chop to his arm and one to his head. He was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was seen and examined by the doctor on duty and admitted a patient in a stable condition.
“The suspect, after leaving the scene, went to Linden Police Station to report the matter and he was arrested. He was then placed in custody pending further investigations.”
Linden: Man allegedly squeezes woman’s breast, chops up man she called to assist her
