Vendor hit with shovel after chopping man with machete
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October 6, 2026
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A St James vendor allegedly refused to let a first setback end a heated confrontation, returning with another machete after he was disarmed of one during an earlier clash, police say.
Javielle Gutchie, 34, a vendor of Lilliput, St James, has been charged with wounding with intent following the incident in the parish on Monday, September 28.
According to police reports, about 4:30 p.m., the complainant was in the vicinity of City Centre with a relative when Gutchie allegedly approached them.
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