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Jan 06, 2013 News

A long brewing feud between uncle and nephew yesterday turned tragic with both parties becoming patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Trevor Duke is now a patient in the Burns Care Unit of GPHC while his uncle, Leon Duke, has been admitted to the Male Surgical 1 with an arm amputated.
Kaieteur News understands that Trevor Duke, 33, who resides in Prashad Nagar was attacked by his uncle Leon Duke, 52, of Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge.  It is alleged that Leon threw acid on his nephew and attempted to escape on foot.
The incident occurred around 5:00 hrs. Trevor, who is said to have just returned to his home from buying bird seeds, on being doused with a corrosive liquid, armed himself with a cutlass and raced behind his uncle.
Reports are that Trevor caught up with his uncle at Section ‘K’ Campbellville and dealt him several chops about the body completely severing one hand. Leon is said to have also sustained a chop to his head.
Both were taken to GPHC by police ranks. However Kaieteur News learnt that neither was under police guard.
This newspaper understands that yesterday’s incident came as a result of a long standing dispute over the house in which the younger Duke resides.
Kaieteur News learnt that Trevor’s father, who is Leon’s brother lives abroad and left him to occupy the lower flat of what is reported to be a family property.
Leon is said to have been in procession of the keys for the top flat of the property but lived elsewhere. “He does go and come.”
According to reports, earlier this week, there was a dispute because of Trevor’s failure to pump water into the tank.
It is said that Leon usually “quarrel a lot with de nephew.” As recent as Thursday, the two were involved in a physical fight but no severe injuries were sustained by either party.

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