A young man injures five people, including his mother and wife, with a machete in Santiago de Cuba.

A young man attacked his mother and wife with a machete in Santiago de Cuba, and they had to be urgently transferred to the Military Hospital.

Warning: The following article contains descriptions of violence that may be disturbing to some readers. Discretion is advised.

The journalist Yosmany Mayeta reported on Facebook that the alleged attacker, identified as Leonel García Aguilera, also injured his brother and two friends who were in the house at the time.

The event took place in the neighborhood of Planta, in the popular council of Altamira. Apparently, the young man was experiencing a nervous breakdown due to mental health issues, as reported by Mayeta.

The journalist indicated that a person who lives near the scene informed him that the mother was taken to the operating room on Sunday night, where she underwent surgery.

On the other hand, García's wife was transferred to the Provincial Hospital, without providing further details.

"This is the version told by the neighbors of the aggressor," Mayeta pointed out.

Recently, the leader of a young computer club in Santiago de Cuba was brutally stabbed by a number of individuals yet to be identified.

The victim, Héctor Labadí Hierrezuelo, thanked the friends who were concerned about his health and expressed that he has received countless gestures of affection from his friends abroad, "since those damn assassins tried to take my life."

Last June, a violent fight broke out at night during a street party in Santiago de Cuba, where several people were reportedly injured.

The independent journalist Mayeta reported on her Facebook profile what happened, confirming the increase in violence in Santiago de Cuba.