UPDATE: Man chopped in the head

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Dominica News Online is receiving reports of a chopping incident over the weekend that left one person hospitalised in serious condition.

According to unofficial reports, the victim was chopped in the head with his own cutlass. It is alleged that the dispute arose over 50 cents from gambling.

Police Spokesman Claude Weekes told DNO that he lacked details on the matter and promised an update as soon as it is available. He did confirm however an incident over the weekend  involving a cutlass which left a young man nursing injuries at the Princess Margaret Hospital. He was not certain if it was the same incident.

Dominica News Online will provide you with more information when it becomes available.

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79 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    March 10, 2012

    stuff like that happens all over the world….the gov need to find different ways to occupy ppl time….they are the ones that make the laws,else ppl wouldn’t be gambling they prob be somewhere being active doing something constructed …blame de gov

  2. people people people
    October 11, 2011

    OMG over 50 CENTS wi not even 50 DOLLARS an with my own cutlass again wi boi look nonsense 50 CENTS is thing i see on de roadside an i get a blas 4 dat no sa my head u cut u can’t be practisin ur surgery on mi just cause i doe give u 50 CENTS i wouldn’t be dat desperate 4 dat little amount of money wat dat can buy na sweety wi 4 de most, y’all can’t be serious

  3. mal
    July 13, 2011

    Cannot believe that.

  4. great vine
    December 15, 2010

    Stop running allu mouth ppl! I’m not sayin he deserved to get cut but he looked for his ting “leprecorn” is s nice fella but wen he drink n smoke his a fool. He attacked those young fellas first so they got the chance to take the cutlass so 1 simply used it. Self defense straight up. Get allu start before allu run all mouth he cut 3 young men before he got cut wit his own cutlass.

  5. mabouché
    December 15, 2010

    OMG ! Thank God it wasn’t over $1 or this person would have been decapitated .

  6. Big Man!
    December 14, 2010

    I must admit our law enforcing arm and legal system is failing us… The police appears to have only the capacity to solve little drug crimes and they do that with a passion and haste… The current commissioner at a minimum should go/ resign… In any private company where the business is doing so badly at minimal the person at the helm must go, why can’t we do the same for the police force? We cannot continue to lie idle and see our country go down the drain whilst our politicians play games, talk shit and get wealthy… Are we as a nation seeing where we are heading??? Or in general our mental capacity foresee the future is challenged… It is sad very sad… something needs to happen now…

  7. waiting
    December 14, 2010

    everybody had somthing to say about the boy theat cut off the other boy hand. the headline was that the incedent happened over a scissors but i want to see all wat all u have to say about that next person.wat allu dont realize that anyone of us can be pushed into a situation and be forced to commit a ack wen our head hot and befor we go about and judge people we should say boy it could have happend to be or that could have been me that do a thing like that

  8. F Da police
    December 14, 2010

    is not the 50 cents…people aint got money this is how desperate it is becoming and it is only gonna get worst..gun ah talk soon time

  9. thickerz
    December 14, 2010

    I send him jail lifetime… things getting worst in this country.

  10. MOT
    December 14, 2010

    And in the article just above this one says Dominica’s economy is doing better than her neighbours in the Caribbean and Latin America…yet we have young fellas almost killing each other for fifty cents…Go figure.

  11. simple mind
    December 14, 2010

    5o cts.yes?but a gambling den knows no face no place 4 nice guys and honorable men:

  12. hate to say it
    December 14, 2010

    Over coins($0.50) or over the Multimillion dollar star “Fity” cents? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    • Anonymous
      December 14, 2010

      lol

  13. Anonymous
    December 14, 2010

    people need to get their facts straight

    • Babs
      December 17, 2010

      Well what is the facts? do you have it? Give it to us.

  14. CONCERNED DOMINICAN
    December 14, 2010

    DOMINICANS WATIS HAPPENING WE CYAN NO T WASTE THGE SPECIAAL TIME GAVE TO US BY THE ALMIGHTY ON THIS EARTH. INSTEAD OF USING THEM DAMN CUTLASSES TO CHAP ONE ANOTHER TRY TO START A LITTLE GARDEB GET A JOB INSTEAD PULLING UP ON THE DAMN CORNER SMOKING MARIJUANA GET ALITTLE MONEY MAKE ALIVING ALL U JUST LIKE A DISEASE THAT CANNOT BE STOP PLEASE DOMINICANS WAT IS THE CURE OF THIS DAMN NEW TYPE OF CANCER

  15. predicted
    December 14, 2010

    3 words: LAST DAYS EVENTS

  16. Ashamed to be Dominican
    December 14, 2010

    :cry: :cry: That’s what happens when the youths of today don’t stay in school and get a proper education. The saying goes, “by ur company u shall be known”. Lepricorn never did bad in the neighbourhood, always helpful and on his spare time u would find him conducting for one of our bus drivers. I guess that’s the payment u receive for being a good samaritan. The young men tht did thid to the guy is not even older than 20 or they might be a lot younger. All they do on a daily basis is smoke marijuana and gamble. Get a job!!!!

  17. worried bout 2morrow
    December 14, 2010

    I know. It seems like only the negative reaches headlines. And we say we tryin 2 make our country a weddin an vacation destination. Are we 4gettin dat these news are bein read worldwide? On another note…i see dat theres no report on McNeal’s State funeral on saturday where the PM, Ophelia(she sang) and a few others were in attendance. Man dat was a sight 2 C. Uniformed men and women(Ross Security), slow match, foldin of flags and everyting. The smokin biker boys was wat took da humungous crowd. R.I.P McNeal. U guys can see a lil video clip on (youtube- RIP MACNEAL)

  18. Knowledge is Free
    December 14, 2010

    okay my update… it happened at yampiece, they were gambling, an argument ensued over 50 cents or a dollar, then 3 guys beat him , burst bottles on him and then one split his head open, literally split open…. like cutting a coconut with a dull cutlass, blood was gushing out of his head, as soon as he received the wound he passed out and layed motionless until the a bus driver and some people tried to bring him to the hospital, they met the ambulance on the way and transferred him onto he ambulance…family members says he’s in critical condition and if he survives he may have permanent brain damage, not a young man i would say early 30s btw…

    • Lizavier4Jesus
      December 15, 2010

      To: KIF

      Well thanks to you. That is what I would call details. However it is stiil very sad. Brain damage is not a good thing at all, to exist with. And at mid 30’s that is still a very young age.

    • amazed
      December 15, 2010

      hmmm thanks for the details, i could imagine this incident, OMG WHAT IS DOMINICA COMING TOOOOOOOOO CRIME IS RISING TO RAPIDLY I CAN’T KEEP UP :twisted: SATAN HAS THE PEOPLE WHERE HE WANTS DEM

  19. Q95
    December 14, 2010

    WHAT ELSE YOU EXPECT WHEN ALL THE DEMONSTRATIONS BY RON GREEN AND ALL THE NEGARTIVE PREACHING BY LENNOX LINTON ADVOCATES?!

    • Rabbi
      December 26, 2010

      go on Q95 with ur rubbish…don’t bring it here

  20. doh tell me dat
    December 13, 2010

    WTF!!!!!! 50 cent hmm .i wonder want u can go in the shop and buy for 50 cents now a days.come on youths doh make our country look like we dat hungry .dont forget we are the nature isle.

    • Rabbi
      December 14, 2010

      I can buy 2 jackerie for 50 cents wii…

      • doh tell me dat
        December 15, 2010

        2 jackerie can full ur belly

        • Disappointed
          December 15, 2010

          OH PLEASE I CAN’T BUY A PROPER BUSCUIT ON FIFTY CENTS BUT A GUY GETTING HIS HAND CHOPPED OFF FOR IT…………..LOL ITS A LIL FUNNY UNO MY GOD

        • Rabbi
          December 26, 2010

          you just said…two jackerie CAN full my belly

  21. babsal
    December 13, 2010

    :lol:

  22. zandoli
    December 13, 2010

    And now they sending Magistrate Tiyani on long, long, long leave…never to return.

    • Babs
      December 17, 2010

      Yes, but they will realize their mistake soon enough.

  23. Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    :lol:

  24. boobylicious
    December 13, 2010

    papa bondiere a 50 cent ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha i can’t stop laughing.

    • CONCERNED DOMINICAN
      December 14, 2010

      WHO EVER YOU ARE YOU CYAN LAUGH AT TINGS LIKE THAT UR DAM FOOL

  25. bro
    December 13, 2010

    Lord have mercy… is that the gold coin of the lepricorn

    • Disappointed
      December 15, 2010

      i am wondering the sme thing

  26. Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    WHERE DID THIS RIDICULOUS ACTIVITY HAPPEN. YOUTH OF DOMINICA PLEASE STOP THE BLEEDING.

    • victory
      December 14, 2010

      At Stockfarm, young and stupid youths of today.

  27. NEG
    December 13, 2010

    Was that Ron & Jerry? :lol:

    • JIM
      December 14, 2010

      No it wasn’t..It was Skerrit and Tony.

      • Hmmm3
        December 14, 2010

        thought it was Eddie and Hector

  28. qstorm78
    December 13, 2010

    Stupid Barbarians..

  29. Just giving my two cents
    December 13, 2010

    Why are Dominicans so surprised that someone would get stabbed over $0.50, yet they are the same ones to spew hate and are so too shoo too flam on DNO. By reading the comments on many of DNO’s articles i am not surprised by anything happening in Dominica anymore.

    Dominicans tend to not think before they do many things…I wouldn’t even be surprised if there was an incident because of political affiliations.

  30. real possie
    December 13, 2010

    2 sisters and a brother killed thier brother for nothing u guys wondering about 50cents and here we
    go its the pm fault one wrote already dominicans like to blame every one but the one they should blame boy i sorry for the next generation cause we blame every one exept our kids rite now when they do little things but it will turn to big things later on by then the pm wont be there to take those blames

    • stupesss tan
      December 14, 2010

      SHAME on those idiots that click DOWN on this comment…. VERY IGNORANT AND HYPOCRITICAL SET OF PEOPLE… they like a set of imbeciles… why on earth would you want to blame the PM… i guess they want to blame the man for everything that happening dominica… Let them not watch themselves and practice and teach their kids the old cultures taught by their parents.. I know people want good for their kids but giving them leverage and complete freedom to do what they want when they want just leads to things like these in the future because its these same kids we see on the street later on acting all GANGSTA after they look at a stupid movie on tv. and their pants all the way down their ankles… i always use to wonder if is too much sesame street they looked at they practicing the KERMIT THE FROG walk!… stuepsssssss tan eveh se’ vieux moune sot sa la!!!!

  31. No Problem
    December 13, 2010

    Well in November, at a gathering of Returning Dominicans, with the members of cabinet present, the PM stated that the crimes that are occurring in Dominica are not violent, so all these varieties of crime against mother, father, brother, sister, child, neighbor, friend, enemy should not alarm us. This statement was broadcast over the airwaves for the whole world, including the criminals to hear.
    Until we acknowledge that there is a problem, we will never even begin to solve that problem. We seem to be making excuses when the crimes are committed, and comparing ourselves to other nations. Let us take a hard look at what is happening and see what we need to do in our own country to stop this rash of all kinds of crime that’s going on. We DO need to involve the schools, churchs, village councils, neighborhood groups etc, but the government need to come together and see what they can do, at a higher level to curb this criminal activity. We have too much crime for such a population.

  32. hmmm
    December 13, 2010

    that cant be real howcan u be fighting for 50 cents ….dominicans be real

  33. Ghost
    December 13, 2010

    Lawd. $0.50? Most be two pure gold quarters. Nuh.fellas to ignorant and getting in stupid for nothing.

    • Disappointed
      December 15, 2010

      8-O first hands get chopped off for a scissor and now man gets chopped in the head for dame 50cents! what next :?:

  34. D-M
    December 13, 2010

    magway sa

  35. saura
    December 13, 2010

    what a waste of time and print.

    Dominica news on line, you people need to get more serious , there was so much happening this weekend and that the only news you find to report.

    please please, there was the elderly person gathering at St Joseph, where elderly person all over dominica gather to celebrate chirstmas, with dominica President.

    more so there was the Waterfront And Allied Workers Union christmas parade in the streets of roseau, what an excited time, good Parade,
    why cant we get some position information of this weekend happening, instead of all this sad stories.

    • star*s
      December 13, 2010

      You know u can can send news to DNO…. they cant be everywhere all at once.. be reasonable…

      • Go DNO
        December 13, 2010

        who cares about what old people do in St.Joseph? You have to report on things that will interest and captivate your audience-DNO you doing a great job of bringing the news pple want to hear and are interested in commenting on.

        • Disappointed
          December 15, 2010

          :-D :) :lol:

    • worried bout 2morrow
      December 14, 2010

      I know. It seems like only the negative reaches headlines. And we say we tryin 2 make our country a weddin an vacation destination. Are we 4gettin dat these news are bein read worldwide? On another note…i see dat theres no report on McNeal’s State funeral on saturday where the PM, Ophelia(she sang) and a few others were in attendance. Man dat was a sight 2 C. Uniformed men and women(Ross Security), slow match, foldin of flags and everyting. The smokin biker boys was wat took da humungous crowd. R.I.P McNeal. U guys can see a lil video clip on (youtube- RIP MACNEAL)

    • Lizavier4Jesus
      December 14, 2010

      To saura

      You make a lot of sense. At least, they could have waited until the details are complete to report a story like that. Mr. Week is not even sure that the man at the hospital is the victim in question. One commentator seem to believe that the victim has lost his head, like the one who lost his hand.

    • Positive Vibes..
      December 14, 2010

      No greater words has ever been spoken……

  36. the artist
    December 13, 2010

    Wtf man that cannot be possible where did that happen??? U can’t be serious

  37. bunny
    December 13, 2010

    figthing over scissors, then for 50 cents – whats next?

  38. mad1
    December 13, 2010

    money is money lol

  39. Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    money is money lol

  40. Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    but things tight :lol:

    • Queen
      December 13, 2010

      U are crazy

  41. KENNI
    December 13, 2010

    : :( DATS SO SAD

  42. smart
    December 13, 2010

    pa pa God! What am i heaing there?
    1st,one lost his hand over a Scissors ,now another almost lost his head over $50 Cents?

    well well well……………………………

  43. CB CUZ
    December 13, 2010

    Ok Ok one looses a hand over a 99cents scissors, now a head cut over 50 cents? wats next someone will die over 49 cents!!!!?? Come on my people get real and use those cutlassess for what they are meant for plant some vegetables.

  44. Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    well 50 cents is the best rapper alive so i doe blame them

    ggg unit

    • stupesss tan
      December 14, 2010

      ALLAY PLANTE’ FIG … MONGOL!!!… konsa zor ke’ westay… gggunit??? your damn gorilla! they even behaving better than some of you humanz!!… that is the same thing people talking about… all you looking at too many of those things on tv and portraying it in everything all u do… walking, talking and trying to even eat the same way!!! this is TV.. people its just TV! not everything on tv is real… BY GOSH.. some of you don’t even know how to speak all you own language “CREOLE” but all u ready know how to SKANK for visitors and play part with a colgate washed piece of chinese made metal sprayed silver or gold for $4.99, a piece of jeans u cut and sew, a big shirt your granny using for nightee, your pants all the way in ur ankle’s have you walkkin like KERMIT THE FROG, well shape up hair cut BUT THEN>>>> look at the shoes,,, sa sal kon labou koshun… sometimes i really sit and watch some of you young guys and girls of today in my own little dominica and i wonder! I just sit and ponder upon the coming days. WHEN WILL YOU LEARN???? YOU acting like americans and American students up here WISHING they were born and raised in a country SO RICH AND FULL of CULTURE!!!!!!! trust me, I havn’t came across one that didn’t like the things they heard about Dominica. I’m not saying that there’s not going to be crime and violence but some of them are just RIDICULOUS!!!! SHAME ON SOME OF ALL YOU… and is to see the kind of things they teaching the younger ones, even their dogs they love making fight and putting it on youtube for the world to see they doing something that is regarded a BIG CRIME in another country… bad amimal treatment! RISE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE THAT GRANNY MAKING, DRINK THE COCOA THAT GRANNY BOILING and eat the darn fig that plenty other’s wishing they had… stop wasting all you own culture with anothers!!!! and i mean it… So many american kids wish they were born and raised in another country where they can have a rich heritage to go back to… .and then they would choose to move to the city to try and make their career life a bit successful with all POSITIVITY and not NEGATIVITY… 50 cents is best rapper alive?? stuepss IF ALL YOU ONLY KNEW THE MESSAGE MOST OF THE RAPPERS ARE TRYING TO GET OUT!!! all they are saying is DONT GO DOWN THAT ROAD I CAME FROM…. but all you was too busy watching tv and not checking all u books now all u illiterate to understand a MORAL OF A STORY!!! GOSH! i AM PISSED!!!!!!!!!!

      • Anonymous
        December 15, 2010

        u mad????

    • ProCon
      December 14, 2010

      Your ***, typical country bookie 50cent fan

  45. dominican
    December 13, 2010

    Wtf

  46. Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    50 frigging cents????? huh!!!

  47. Anonymous
    December 13, 2010

    da turning gangster these day
    man just chopping each other for fun

  48. A Girl
    December 13, 2010

    Gambling…it’s worse than drugs!! We should take a good look at our society and realize we have a serious problem!!

  49. accq
    December 13, 2010

    over 0.50cents? hope you pull through Thomas

  50. True Patriot
    December 13, 2010

    $0.50? R U Serious?

  51. oh boy!!!!!!!!!
    December 13, 2010

    sad sad wat are trning too nah?

  52. Proud Dominican
    December 13, 2010

    OMG, over 50 cents, y’all can’t be serious 8-O

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