Police in Carolina, Puerto Rico arrested a 74-year-old man accused of stabbing his 60-year-old brother in the back on Saturday night, October 24, in the Ortiz alley of the Sabana Abajo neighborhood. According to the Police report, the incident was reported at 8:45 PM. Saturday, when officers received a call from the Hospital Dr. Federico Trilla of the University of Puerto Rico in Carolina notifying them of an injured person.
Officers interviewed the victim, identified as Juan Loran, who alleged that his brother attacked him with a knife. Dr. Luis Acosta treated the wounded man, gave him several stitches and stated that his condition is stable. Police then arrested Ángel Loran Ayala, 74, as the suspect in the assault.
Personnel from the Technical Services Division of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) of Carolina collected evidence and documented the scene. The case was referred to agent Brenda Massa, assigned to the CIC of Carolina. The motives and circumstances of the attack remain under investigation.