Brother and sister charged for alleged attack on their father
Published:Saturday | June 17, 2023 | 3:03 PM
A sister and brother are charged with wounding with intent after an incident in which they allegedly attacked their father with a metal pipe on June 10.
They are 47-year-old Karisa Barnett and 34-year-old Ryan Barnett, both of Endeavour district, Watt Town in St Ann.
The Watt Town police say about 8:30 p.m., the siblings got into a confrontation with their father, during which Ryan used a metal pipe to hit his father on the head.
The man fell to the ground and was reportedly kicked in the stomach repeatedly by Karisa.
A tussle ensued among the three, their father managed to escape and reported the matter to the police.
The siblings were arrested on June 13 and subsequently charged.
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