A motorist suffered a violent assault in Santiago de Cuba by a man who attacked him with a machete to steal his vehicle.
The incident occurred on Wednesday night on Patria Avenue, in the section near the bridge of Santa Ifigenia Cemetery.
According to the victim's account to independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada, he was returning after dropping off the owner of the motorcycle and while heading home, a man with a machete in hand attacked him, damaging part of the bike and the mirror.
"Fortunately, the motorist was unharmed, but he alerted about what happened so that others stay alert in case it occurs," he said on his Facebook profile.
Hundreds of people commented on the post, lamenting the insecurity that exists in Santiago de Cuba, where criminals feel increasingly at ease "thanks" to the inefficiency of the police.
"At the rate things are going, Santiago will not be safe to go out on the street. It seems to me that due to the high rate of murders, assaults, and violence in the province, it is time for the top leaders to take action. If they don’t, then they should start removing people from their positions," expressed a worker from a special school.
"As long as they continue to release all those scum, they feel entitled to steal and kill, because they only say 'you can get out of jail,'" noted an engineer.
"Get it into your heads that we are alone; they can't fill the prisons with inmates. With what food? Under what conditions would they keep so many people? This has gotten out of hand for them a while ago," said another internet user.
"The patrol cars are parked at their base at night; they operate when it comes to repression," noted another.
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