Man hospitalised following machete attack, tattoo artist charged

A Thursday morning in Greenvale, Mandeville, turned violent when police say a tattoo artist attacked a man with a machete, leaving him hospitalised.

The accused, 30-year-old Brandon Grant, otherwise called 'Dangles', a tattoo artist and painter of Greenvale, has been charged with wounding with intent following the August 7 incident.

According to the Mandeville police, around 7:00 a.m., Grant allegedly attacked a man with a machete, inflicting wounds to his head, neck, and arm. The injured man managed to escape and was assisted to hospital, where he was admitted in serious but stable condition.

A police report was later made, and Grant was arrested and charged. He is scheduled to appear before the Manchester Parish Court on Wednesday, August 13.

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