2 men chopped in head after fights

TWO men were up to late yesterday hospitalised after being chopped and stabbed in their heads in separate incidents on Sunday.

A 75-year-old Mayaro man and a 29-year-old man, of Enterprise, Chaguanas, were up to late evening assisting the police with their investigations and are facing charges of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. In one of the incidents, police said around 5 pm Sunday Eugene Bruno, 58, of Faria Circular, Guayaguayare, had a dispute with a 75-year-old man over a bush fire on a piece of property in the district. It is not known who the property belonged to but police said both men were allegedly armed with cutlasses. The elder man is said to have chopped Bruno on the left side of his forehead, suffering a five centimetre laceration.

Bruno was rushed to the Sangre Grande Hospital where he is in Ward 2 in a stable condition.  The 75-year-old man was later arrested at his home by a party of officers. PC Greaux is continuing the probe. Two hours earlier, police said Hasely Campbell, 21, of Fourth Street, Mount Lambert, was at the Caravan Beach Resort, Church Street, Mayaro, when he got into an argument with a 29-year-old man. Police said the Chaguanas man struck Campbell in the head with what appeared to be a bottle.  Campbell was rushed to the Sangre Grande Hospital then transferred to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital because of the seriousness of the wound. He underwent surgery and is being treated at Ward 16 for a 7.5 centimetre laceration to his head. WPC Edwards of the Mayaro Police Post is continuing investigations.