And five hours after that murder on San Jose, 15 miles south in Carmelita Village another man was killed - and again it was the result of a brawl.
Monica Bodden has the story of the chopping death.
Monica Bodden Reporting
This was were 43 year old Gregorio Bul dropped on New Years Eve night. After he was chopped to the head.
The spot of blood was still visible when we arrived in Carmelita village this morning.
The incident happened on Friday night - around 10:30.
According to his wife, Bul was at home with his family. Around 9'clock that night, he asked her for two dollars and left for the store.
Inesia Bul - Wife
"I gave him the 2 dollars and he went about 9 o' clock in the night and from there he went and I was waiting and waiting and about 10:30 my husband came in and I was in the house, and I heard a noise when he put down his bike and I open the door and saw in the kitchen bending down searching for something and I ask him what he is searching for and he never did answer me, he didn't tell me a word, nothing. He just push me by the door and he went straight inside and got his machete."
Bul took off on his Bike down the lane from his house. His wife had no idea what was going on.
Inesia Bul - Wife
"After that I have no idea what exactly took place, from there I heard the police vehicle, but I didn't believe it was my husband."
Monica Bodden
"At any point you went out to see?"
Inesia Bul - Wife
"I never did went, I couldn't move because only my son was here."
It is believed that Bul was socializing in the area and had gotten into a fight with 27 year old Anastacio O'Campo. That was when he went home for his machete. According to police Bul went back to the area and chopped O'Campos to the head, right hand and elbow.
The victim's brother, Fidel O'Campos saw what happened and picked up a machete and chopped Bul to the head.
According to Inez Bul, when she got to the hospital, her husband was already dead.
Inesia Bul - Wife
"I couldn't get a chance to talk to him, by the time I reach my husband has already pass away. I never believe it. I didn't have a word with him, I wish I had a word to tell him bye or hello or anything but nothing. When I see the chop wound it was right behind his neck. That is all that I see. I don't know if he had chop wounds over his body, I couldn't see because his body was already wrap up."
According to Bul's wife, her husband was not drunk the time of his murder.
Inesia Bul - Wife
"The people who did it were drinking, they were drunk and then there were 3-4 of them so it was only he alone, so how could he have battle them by himself and then I found out that there were a lot of people there who could have help him because I heard he was asking for help. According to what I heard it's like one for one, I don't know it was he that did it, but I got to understanding that he did the chopping, like they were chopping one another. Actually I don't know how much chop he get, until the day I see his body then I will know how many chop wounds he got."
And for his wife, she wants justice.
Inesia Bul - Wife
"He is the only one that I can rely on. But I just have to get on my feet and raise my baby. I just have to be strong and ask the good Lord to bless me with my baby and that is all I want or I will try to do something about this."
Monica Bodden
"You want justice?"
Inesia Bul - Wife
"I want justice; I really want them to do something about the person who did this because what he did is like a bread he took from us. He is the one that bring in everything at home. I just have to get on my feet and be like a mother and a father to raise my child, I will have to be around with them, he is not around knowing what I am going through right now."
Police have arrested and charged 24 year old Fidel O'campos, a laborer of Carmelita Village for the crime of Murder.
