Couva man held for hitting female relative with cutlass

Police arrested a 34-year-old man from Dow Village Extension, California, Couva, on Friday for hitting a female relative with a cutlass.

At around 8 pm, the suspect, who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol, returned home, and had an argument with the woman.

On Saturday, a police release said the suspect took a cutlass during the argument, started making threats, and hit her on the head with it.

Police were contacted, and officers from the Couva CID and Central Division Task Force (CDTF) Area South arrested the suspect.

The officers also seized the cutlass.

The victim was taken to the Couva Health Facility and is in a stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.

Investigations are ongoing.