Two men were taken into police custody for allegedly beating a man for stealing in St Thomas.
The incarcerated men have been identified as 39-year-old Lamar Beckford and 24-year-old Dennis Taylor.
Beckford otherwise called ‘Antsman’ is said to be a hospital attendant.
While Taylor otherwise called ‘ Garsha’ is said to be a community barber.
Reports indicate that about 8:20 p.m. on Thursday (October 21) Beckford and Taylor along with several other men and women accused a man of stealing JMD$60,000 from their friend.
In an attempt to retrieved the money from the man they used a machete and other instruments to beat him.
The man received a wound to his forehead and a broken leg.
The police went to the scene and transported him to the hospital where he was admitted.
