DUANVALE, Trelawny : 44-year-old farmer, Lincoln Barrett killed during fight with brother over a bicycle....during which a machete was brought into play.

BY HORACE HINES Observer staff reporter  Monday, March 23, 2015 

Lincoln Barrett

DUANVALE, Trelawny --The Trelawny police have taken a 42-year-old man into custody in connection with the death of his brother who was killed during a domestic dispute at their Duanvale home in the parish yesterday morning.

The deceased has been identified as 44-year-old farmer, Lincoln Barrett, also called 'Big Yellow' or 'Silly'.

Family members discuss the killing
yesterday. (PHOTOS: PHILLIP LEMONTE)

According to family members, about 10:30 am, the two brothers were involved in a heated argument over a bicycle, it escalated into a fight, during which a machete was brought into play.

The elder brother died as a result of multiple chop wounds he received to his neck and face.

The accused brother initially fled the scene, but turned himself in to the police a few hours after the brutal assault.