Elderly man attacked in Cayo

A vicious attack in the Cayo district has left an elderly man hospitalized. According to police reports, around seven thirty on Wednesday morning, eighty-six year old Alejandro Itzab was in his yard working when he was physically assaulted by a man with a machete. Itzab received chop wounds to his face, left arm, chest and finger. He was rushed to the San Ignacio Hospital for treatment, but has since been transferred to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. News 5 understands that Itzab?s attacker revisited to the crime scene, but when concerned citizens attempted to detain him, they too were injured. Tonight, San Ignacio police do have that suspect in custody, but investigators have yet to release the details of his identity. Reports are that the detained man is mentally challenged.