MIDDLEPLAAS- A father and his son had a heated argument but the father decided to put an end to it by hacking his own flesh and blood. It happened at Middleplaas Village on Thursday morning. Neighbours argue that it has been a longtime coming as both father and son were always at each other’s case. They allegedly picked up a fight at the slightest provocation.

Guzi Lubisi, 24, is now fighting for his life at Shongwe Hospital following a fight with his father, Tompi Lubisi. Police discovered him lying in a pool of blood with open wounds in the head and eyes …crying for help.

Other members of the family are said to have tried to mediate between the warring parties but their efforts yielded no positive results as the two kept fighting. Police could not establish the main cause of the fight but they are pursuing an attempted murder case after arresting the suspect.

He made his appearance last Friday at Tonga Magistrate’s Court but was remanded in custody pending further investigations.

Schoemansdal Police spokeswoman, Constable Nompilo Qwabe, explained how they responded to a distress call. “We received a call from our sources there indicating that a man is busy hacking his own son. We then went there to arrest him,” she indicated.