Westmoreland carpenter charged after 2023 chopping
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – A 33-year-old carpenter, has been charged after allegedly chopping a man from his community in 2023.
Kerick Green, otherwise known as ‘Mega’ of Big Bridge, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland has been slapped with charges of wounding with intent following an incident in his community on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
Reports from the Savanna-la-Mar police are that about 1:00 pm, Green approached a man he had previously had an argument with carrying a machete and used it to inflict chop wounds on him.
After the chopping, Green allegedly fled the scene, and the injured man was assisted to the hospital, where he was treated.
A report was made following the incident, and an investigation was launched into the matter. Green was charged with the offence on Wednesday, whilst in custody in relation to a separate incident.
He is scheduled to appear at the Savanna-la-Mar Parish Court on Tuesday, July 15.
