By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 22-year-old construction worker has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and harm after allegedly attacking his 64-year-old uncle with a machete in Buttonwood Bay.
Martin Lopez is accused of attacking his uncle, a retired teacher during an incident at his mother’s residence on Tuesday, October 6.
According to the uncle’s report, his nephew was standing near a burglar-bar door holding a machete and directing obscenities at him. As he attempted to leave the premises, Lopez allegedly struck him twice on the back with a machete before delivering another blow to his upper right arm.
The man subsequently sought treatment at the Cleopatra White Polyclinic, where a physician classified his injuries as harm.
Police detained Lopez on Wednesday and formally charged him on Thursday, October 8. He was scheduled to appear before the Belize City Magistrate’s Court today, Friday, October 9.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 22-year-old construction worker has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and harm after allegedly attacking his 64-year-old uncle with a machete in Buttonwood Bay. Martin Lopez is accused of attacking his uncle, a retired teacher during an incident at his mother’s residence on Tuesday, October 6. According to
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