It was a stand-off that would have made any cowboy proud. Two women, one 63-year-old and her 24-year-old rival, drew their weapons in broad daylight.
The only difference between the scene in Chapelton, Clarendon, on Sunday and an old western movie, however, was that the women were armed with bottles of urine.
When the dust cleared, both parties were left soaked and the stench of the stale urine floated through the air.
THE STAR heard that the women battled each other after an incident that happened almost a month ago. The younger woman had allegedly slapped the older woman's stepson in the face.
The 11-year-old child is said to have visited a friend's house where the 24-year-old woman also lives.
too noisy
Both kids were reportedly playing in the yard but were told to stop by the woman who allegedly complained that they were making too much noise.
The kids are said to have ignored the woman's request but were soon verbally attacked by the woman who became enraged.
She also allegedly threw a pan of water at them, and the 11-year-old retaliated by throwing water back at her. The child was then slapped across the face.
After returning home, the child told his mother about the incident, who then visited her child's alleged attacker but did not find her as she had gone to work.
THE STAR also heard that the 63-year-old woman tried on a number of occasions to confront the younger woman. Each time ,however, the woman was said to be at work.
The woman would leave the home each time promising that she was going to douse the woman in urine upon seeing her.
According to Corporal Desmond Powell of the Area 3 police that confrontation occurred on Sunday evening.
The corporal told THE STAR that based on what eyewitnesses report, both women upon seeing each other were quick to draw their weapons.
After a brief exchange of words, including a string of expletives, the wetting began.
They also got into a tussle which left them both topless, the police said.
"When the police arrived on the scene, the women were still quarrelling and topless," Corporal Powell said.
They were arrested by the police but later freed after a stern warning.