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Wild Family Land Dispute In Santa Familia Leaves Uncle Maimed
posted (October 3, 2012)
A man was maimed in Santa Familia Village when his own nephews nearly chopped off both his hands!

It's a wild story of inter-family mayhem that all started with a land dispute.

On Sunday, 38 year old Elder Landero was savagely attacked by his nephews Enoch Landero and Darlington Landero who chopped him to the head and hands - leaving one hand hanging by only a piece of skin from the elbow down.

It seems Landero went to tell them that the piece of family property they were occupying was not theirs - but other family property would be made available.

The officer commanding for Cayo explained to us today:

Superintendent Ralph Moody
"The victim who is the owner of the land decided to assist his family members with a piece of the land, and one of them was occupying more than what he shared with them. He spoke to them about it, and it appears that they got annoyed about it, and they pulled machetes assaulted this individual."

Today, Enoch and Darlington Landero were arraigned for Maim and attempted murder in San Ignacio Court.

But that's not the end of it, they are also expected to be charged for the harm of their 80 year old Grandfather Domingo Landero 80 because one they allegedly hit him.

And then, Enoch Landero's wife, Dayomie will be charged for wounding Enoch's Aunt Cornelia Ayala. She tried to help her brother who was having his arms chopped off when Dayomie allegedly came out with a bat and hit her on arm and also bit her.

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