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A 20 year old woman form Hattieville, Gertude Mejia who allegedly almost chopped a woman’s hand clean off, was today charged with maim when she appeared yesterday before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts Anderson. 

The incident occurred about on Saturday afternoon. Virginia Logan was walking on a street in Hattieville when she heard some women shouting at her from behind. She said that when she turned around she saw Mejia swing a machete at her and she put up her left hand to protect her head. The machete which she described as rusty, was sharp enough to cause a cut wound that disabled her hand to the extent that she could not move her fingers. Logan’s injuries were classified as maim. Â 

Mejia was offered a bail of $6,000 and he case was adjourned until November 25. But she was unable to meet bail, so she was remanded.