Injured but Guilty: Los Lagos Man Admits to Wounding Amid Assault Claim

A Los Lagos man says he was the one attacked but still ended up pleading guilty in court today. Forty-year-old Charles Egbert West appeared before Magistrate Ludlow Black, charged with wounding a man during what he claims was a brutal assault on him by a group of young men. West, who showed visible injuries including a deep head wound and stitched-up arm, told the court he was in too much pain to stay in custody and just wanted to go to the hospital. Despite insisting he was the victim, he pleaded guilty, saying, “Dah they chop me up.” The magistrate noted West’s criminal history, including a previous conviction for a violent offense, and fined him three hundred, giving him until July thirty first to pay or face three months in prison. Outside court, West said the attack was fueled by jealousy and tension in the community, but despite his claims, he’s now on the record for another violent offense.