Forty-seven-year-old Anthony Mendez, a farmer and construction worker of Wait-a-Bit, Trelawny, was charged following an incident on Sharp Avenue in May Pen, Clarendon on Saturday, June 20, 2015.
Reports from the May Pen police are that about 6:30 pm on that day, Mendez and his wife, who were at a guesthouse in the parish, got into a dispute, during which Mendez allegedly stabbed his wife, then escaped in the area on foot.
The woman was assisted to the hospital, where she was treated and later released.
She subsequently made a report to the police, and an investigation was started.
On Monday, January 6, 2025, Mendez was apprehended by the Ulster Spring police in Trelawny, and was later escorted to the May Pen Police Station.
He was later pointed out by the complainant.
Mendez was officially charged with the offence of wounding with intenton Wednesday, January 15.
His court date is being finalised
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