St Andrew man charged following machete attack

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St Andrew man charged following machete attack

The swift action of detectives assigned to the St Andrew Central Division led to the arrest and charge of 42-year-old Kevin Robinson of Stanton Terrace, St Andrew on Friday. The police report that about 2:30 a.m., Robinson allegedly broke into a...

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