August 29, 2023
Trelawny farmer charged after allegedly assaulting man with machete
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – A 48-year-old man from Trelawny was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm after allegedly using a machete to hit another man during a dispute at a barber shop on August 15.
He is Errol Chaplin, a farmer of Stettin.
Reports from the Falmouth Police are that about 10:30 am, the complainant was at a barber shop in the area when an argument reportedly developed between him and Chaplin.
The argument reportedly escalated and the accused allegedly used a machete to hit the complainant in his upper body.
A report was made to the police and an investigation launched.
Chaplin turned himself in to the police and was subsequently charged on Monday, August 28. His court date is being finalised.
