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Domestic Dispute Leads to Violent Confrontation at SLBMC Parking Lot

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Domestic Dispute Leads to Violent Confrontation at SLBMC Parking Lot

A late-night domestic dispute at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) escalated into violence on Sunday, August 17, when a vehicle was damaged and a woman was allegedly attacked with a knife.

According to police reports, a man reported that his spouse punctured the rear tire of his SUV while it was parked at the hospital. The incident is said to have followed a verbal altercation between the couple.

The situation reportedly intensified when the man later left the hospital in a staff bus accompanied by a female companion.

While making a stop in Ottos to collect a staff member, the spouse allegedly exited a vehicle that had been following the bus, approached the female companion with a knife, grabbed onto her clothing, and made repeated attempts to stab her.

The man intervened and was able to separate the two women and disarm the attacker. He later handed over the knife to police officers. Upon inspection, officers confirmed that the tire of the SUV had been punctured with a sharp object.

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Comments (24)

  • Antigua Surf August 21, 2025, 7:23 AM

    Cheating on a mad woman uncle? Hm hm hm! But on real notes look how she could’ve killed someone and go to jail all for a man i guess
    Reply

    • Unruly One August 21, 2025, 8:10 AM

      You cheat i cheat we all cheat and be happy cheating. No time to go running around wasting time. Man available like sun in Antigua
      Reply

  • Terry August 21, 2025, 7:25 AM

    If she ain’t this crazy I’m cheating with her cousin. It’s crazy that you’re ready to stab a woman on her staff bus! Leave the woman out yall problem
    Reply

  • Beatrice August 21, 2025, 7:30 AM

    Some men are born cheaters it’s their nature, you either live with it or you don’t. You think attacking a person and getting arrested will solve the problem? Girl go cheat too and move on dam it!!!!
    Reply

    • Cheng August 21, 2025, 7:38 AM

      Did they mentioned anything about the man cheating?
      Reply

    • Esther August 21, 2025, 7:48 AM

      I know you’re not dumb. And I know you can read between the lines. She puncture his tires and attack a woman he went on the bus with. Let’s be smart cause your a born DA
      Reply

  • Rhea August 21, 2025, 7:31 AM

    Women need to not waste their energy, time and life on these useless men who don’t deserve us! Don’t throw your life away all because of a man baby. Leave him and find a next
    Reply

    • Charitha August 21, 2025, 7:56 AM

      I find Caribbean women sometimes downgrade themselves for men. The man clearly was on his love. Let him roll…
      Reply

  • Anonymous August 21, 2025, 7:31 AM

    🤣
    Reply

  • Food4thought August 21, 2025, 7:34 AM

    🤣🤣🤣..
    Reply

  • Tamia August 21, 2025, 8:06 AM

    Killing for a man lol
    Reply

  • Milenda August 21, 2025, 8:07 AM

    Antigua make me shut down my Netflix account, you get all the entertainment locally.
    Reply

    • Anonymous August 21, 2025, 8:26 AM

      Woiii
      Reply

  • Alicia August 21, 2025, 8:12 AM

    Some women just like to pappy show themselves. Another woman cannot take your man unless the man wants to be taken. By her conduct persons will question her character instead of the man. Come on ladies be classy. There are other ways of dealing with the situation.
    Reply

  • Renae August 21, 2025, 8:12 AM

    Men there are options for you, because many men are in abusive relationships and suffer in silence until one day they will snap and onlookers will say he is wicked not knowing the trauma he is suffering at home.
    Reply

    • Leave August 21, 2025, 11:34 AM

      Let him take the position and be the head of his house, walks away from any abusive situation but saying that some of the women love to tie men so they can’t leave pray and ask God to set you free brothers
      Reply

    • Anonymous August 21, 2025, 11:44 AM

      @Renae. And some of these same men are the real cause of it…..I will only say that much…..
      Reply

  • Ryan August 21, 2025, 8:13 AM

    Wah she go trouble the woman fah?
    Reply

  • Apex Jones August 21, 2025, 8:24 AM

    😂😂😂😂 look drama. Sounds like a woman scorned. These are the kind of things we allow men to put us through and get us out of character
    Reply

  • Anonymous August 21, 2025, 8:25 AM

    Yes, I was made to understand it was cheating and more……., but he moved out and left her (wife) renting a new place that same Sunday and went to work walking with his new girlfriend….and that’s not the first time she attacks him there seeing him with women
    Reply

  • CKH August 21, 2025, 8:33 AM

    Wait. So she was following the bus? That lady didnt have dinner to cook or house chores to complete? Ahwahyah!.? Knuckle nah sweet. But jump on another band wagon. You might find its wayyyyy sweeter than that man of yours who be two timing you
    Reply

  • Bespoke August 21, 2025, 9:22 AM

    This is so sad!! There’s a thin line between love and hate!!
    You hating yourself manifested by taking your anger out on your perceived shortcomings another woman!!!!
    You love this man so much more than yourself that you don’t physically try to harm him.
    You harm yourself because now you maybe facing jail time.
    You locked up in jail !
    What you think he will be out here doing?
    Surely not YOU!!!!
    You just cheapened your own value in the eyes of this MANgoose!!
    Reply

  • Ben Simmons August 21, 2025, 3:14 PM

    They brought their dispute in the right place. They need mental help. In this day and age when you can get an AI man, you fighting for man? Clowns
    Reply

  • Informed citizen August 21, 2025, 8:20 PM

    Too often domestic disputes spill into public spaces, putting everyone at risk.
    Reply

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