Man charged for machete attack on St Ann’s Bay Mayor granted $300,000 bail
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The man charged for allegedly attacking St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis with a machete inside his home was granted $300,000 bail in the St Mary Parish Court on Thursday.
Twenty-five-year-old Chad Thomas, of Ramble in Oracabessa, St Mary, is charged with housebreaking, wounding with intent and malicious destruction of property.
The bail application was made by attorney-at-law Charles Ganga-Singh.
As part of his bail conditions, Thomas was ordered to report to the Martha Brae Police Station in Trelawny and reappear in court on May 14.
It is alleged that on January 20, 2025, Thomas attacked Belnavis with a machete after entering his home in Boscobel, St Mary.
The accused allegedly used the weapon to inflict wounds to the complainant’s head.
The mayor reportedly managed to drive himself to a medical facility, where he was admitted for treatment.
An investigation was subsequently launched, and Thomas was later arrested and charged.
- Rasbert Turner
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