Cayman Brac man held for wounding, threats to kill

Female victim cut across her face in incident

A Cayman Brac man was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday to face charges of  wounding and threats to kill, among others, after a violent assault on Monday.

The victim in the incident, police said, received a cut to her face.

The incident occurred shortly after 8pm on Monday at an address on Cayman Brac.

Police said it was reported that a man and woman known to each other had been involved in an altercation, during which the man brandished a knife and cut the woman on her face.

The man left the location before police arrived.

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Emergency services transported the injured woman to Faith Hospital by ambulance for treatment. She was subsequently discharged.

On Wednesday, officers arrested the 53-year-old man on suspicion of wounding, threats to kill, possession of an offensive weapon, causing fear or provocation of violence, and breach of a probation order.