Man arrested for stabbing brother

Forty-six-year-old Fran Lewis, unemployed of Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11, has been charged with wounding with intent following an incident at his home on March 23.

Reports from the Hunts Bay police are that at 3 a.m., Lewis and his brother were at home when an argument developed between them. The dispute escalated into a physical altercation, when Lewis kicked opened his brother's bedroom door and used an ice pick to stab him in the back. The brother was taken to hospital where he was treated.

On March 28, a report was made to the police, and Lewis was subsequently arrested and charged with the offence. He is scheduled to appear before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on May 29.