‘Porridge’ charged for chopping man in Naggo Head
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A 39-year-old barber has been charged after he reportedly chopped a man several times during an altercation in Naggo Head, Portmore, St Catherine on Friday.
Charged with wounding with intent is Kevin Dias, otherwise called ‘Porridge’of Bernard Lodge Estate, Portmore in the parish.
Reports from the Portmore police are that about 12:30 pm, a man was sitting on the step of a barbershop owned by Dias.
An argument reportedly developed during which it is alleged that Dias used a machete to inflict several wounds on the man’s body.
The police were summoned and the injured man was taken to the hospital where he was admitted for treatment.
Dias was arrested and subsequently charged following a question-and-answer session in the presence of his attorney.