Drunken son assaults his father with a machete and burns down his house

Posted: Sunday, August 21, 2022. 11:59 am CST.

By Breaking Belize News Staff: A Dangriga man is wanted by police after allegedly assaulting his father and burning down his home.

The victim, 51-year-old Santos Flores of the Wagierale Area, Dangriga Town, told police that around 1:00 a.m. his son, 24-year-old Micheal Flores came to his house apparently drunk.

The two men had an altercation, during which the son allegedly assaulted the father with a machete, then proceeded to set his house on fire, before making his escape.

The house was extensively damaged and neither the building nor its contents were insured.

Police are investigating.

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