Two men badly injured in machete fight in Arroyo de Piedra, Colombia.
NEWS:
Two men were badly injured in a machete fight in the La Mojana neighborhood of Arroyo de Piedra, a community in the municipality of Luruaco, Atlántico, Colombia.
The confrontation happened on a Friday morning after what was described in local reports as an argument. The identities of both men had not been publicly confirmed in the available information.
Video connected to the case shows two men armed with machetes during the confrontation. The footage confirms the violent fight and the use of machetes. It does not establish what started the argument, whether anyone else took part, or the full sequence before the recording began.
Both men suffered severe open wounds to different parts of the body. They were helped by people in the area and taken urgently to the local hospital in Luruaco.
Because of the depth of the cuts, medical staff were reported to be working to stabilize them. Local reports also said a transfer to Barranquilla was possible, but no later public update confirmed whether that transfer happened.
The Police of Atlántico had not released an official public report on what triggered the machete fight in the information reviewed. No arrest, formal charge or confirmed motive was publicly reported.
The confirmed facts are limited to the machete confrontation in La Mojana, the serious injuries to both men, their transport to the hospital in Luruaco, and the absence of confirmed public identification of either person involved.
News story written by DarkGore.
