Mentally-ill man accused of attacking cyclist in St Catherine

A hunt is under way for a man believed to be of unsound mind who allegedly inflicted several wounds with a machete to a 64-year-old cyclist in Bog Walk, St Catherine on Monday. 

The victim is currently hospitalised in critical condition. 

It is reported that about 8 a.m., the cyclist was riding along the Knollis main road when he was allegedly hit from the bicycle by the mentally-ill man.

It is further alleged that the attacker then used a machete to chop the victim repeatedly to the head and upper body. 

The cyclist  was rescued and taken for medical attention and subsequently transferred to the Kingston Public Hospital where he has been admitted.

It is unclear when the attacker fled the scene. 

- Rasbter Turner 

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