‘Wounding suspect’ caught and charged by Antigua-Barbuda police

A man wanted by police in Antigua and Barbuda after a woman was badly injured earlier this month has been arrested and charged.

Tony Thomas, 47 and a resident of Whenner Road, is accused of wounding with intent to murder.

Police believe the suspect, also known as ‘Scar’, attacked 44-year-old Laurie-Ann Hurst with a hammer at Ffryes Beach on Sunday, 6 August.

Following his initial court appearance yesterday he has been remanded in custody until October.

After the incident, Thomas went into hiding. Police released a wanted bulletin last week and captured the fugitive just before 6pm on Frida evening.

He was found in the Cashew Hill area attached to Bolans and Johnson’s Point police stations.