SAN ANTONIO – Two men who San Antonio police said are cousins and were involved in a machete attack early Wednesday morning have a history of fighting with each other.
One of the men was arrested and the other is in a hospital recovering from his wounds after their latest battle turned bloody.
Police found the 54-year-old victim around 4:30 a.m. near the back door of an apartment behind a home in the 900 block of West Malone. The man was bloody and suffering from multiple cuts on his head and body. He was rushed to University Hospital.
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Investigators at the scene told KSAT 12 News that he and his 45-year-old cousin had been up all night drinking. At some point, they began to argue and got into a fight.
Police said the younger cousin picked up a machete and began "hacking away" at the victim.
His saving grace was that the blade on the giant knife was a bit dull, police said.
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The suspect also appeared to have blood from minor injuries when he was led out in handcuffs but he didn't require hospitalization.
After being questioned by a detective, he was taken into custody on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.