Indictable charges laid against businessman following last Thursday’s knife attack on couple at the Craft Market

The knife attack that took place at the St. John’s Craft Market last
week has resulted in a business owner being arrested and charged.
 
Reports say that 28-year-old Marc Antony Copland of Liberta is
facing two indictable charges for injuring Kobe Stevens and Malia
Morton, at about 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 12.
 
He is charged with wounding Stevens, a Villa resident, with intent to
murder, and wounding Morton with intent to do grievous bodily
harm. 

Accordingly, Copland is expected to appear before a magistrate
today, October 16.

Reportedly, the two victims were walking in the Craft Market when
they were attacked by Copland with a sharp object that was
wrapped in a cloth, which resulted in them sustaining multiple
injuries to their faces.

The pair was transported to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre from
which a doctor telephoned the Criminal Investigations Department
and reported that they had arrived at the Emergency Room with
several wounds.
 
Copland reportedly told the Police that the two victims had followed
him from Corn Alley to the Craft Market and had attempted to attack
him in his business place, forcing him to defend himself with a knife
he keeps there.
 
The Police are now in possession of the alleged weapon, which
Copland handed over.
 
Initially, officers had arrested the businessman on suspicion of
wounding and taken him to the St. John’s Police Station.