According to Mitchell, a 24-year-old St Ann
woman is receiving medical treatment after her boyfriend forcefully threw a
hedge cutter at her and impaled her back.
GRAPHIC CONTENT: Here's another chilling manifestation of Jamaica's chronic domestic violence problem. A woman in St Ann gets medical treatment after her boyfriend allegedly threw a hedge cutter at her causing it be stuck in her lower back. He is now on bail on a criminal charge. pic.twitter.com/4EB7UWwVLP
— Damion Mitchell (@DamionMitch) July 27, 2022
A video of medical
personnel cautiously working to remove the lodged object was also shared on
Twitter.
The incident reportedly occurred on May 31, and
the female has since been discharged from the hospital. While she can walk, she
remains under medical treatment.
Meanwhile, her 57-year-old boyfriend is on bail
on a criminal charge.
WATCH: All hands on deck! Medical staff work gingerly to remove the hedge cutter from the back of the 24-year-old woman. She has since been discharged and is able to walk but remains under medical treatment weeks after the May 31 incident. Her 57-year-old boyfriend is on bail. pic.twitter.com/pAJp0h9F6C
— Damion Mitchell (@DamionMitch) July 27, 2022
