19-Year-Old Arrested After Allegedly Severing His Father's Arm with Samurai Sword: Reports

Mar. 15, 2025

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A teenager has been accused of severing his father’s arm with a samurai sword outside of their suburban home in Western Australia.

Jaxon Jai Trinidad, 19, appeared at Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court on Friday, Feb. 21, following the domestic violence incident outside of a home in the Kalgoorlie suburb of Piccadilly on Wednesday, according toABC News Australia. The court was told his father, James Nybo, 40, had allegedly sent threatening and abusive text messages and was armed with a baseball bat at the time of the confrontation.

Trinidad allegedly sliced through the bicep area of Nybo’s right arm using a samurai sword and the arm “fell on the road,” according to the outlet. Nybo was in a life-threatening situation when police arrived at the scene, perSky News Australia. He was taken to Kalgoorlie Hospital before being airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital, where surgery to reattach the limb has so far been unsuccessful.

Trinidad has been charged with one count of aggravated grievous bodily harm, one count of carrying or possessing an edged weapon and two counts of possessing a controlled weapon, Sky News Australia reported.

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A bail application was refused for the 19-year-old, who the court heard did not have a criminal record at the time of the incident.

The outlet reports that Trinidad allegedly fled the scene of the incident, leaving the weapon behind, and then hid at an abandoned rail yard before handing himself in to police a day later.

Police prosecutor senior constable Matthew Fullgrabe told the court that Trinidad initially provided a “false alibi” but then “claimed self-defense.”

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Magistrate Yoo said if the case goes to trial, Trinidad could be “waiting at least a year and a bit” in custody before going to the District Court.

Yoo has ordered a home detention report and family violence report while considering if electronic monitoring is suitable for Trinidad but stated that it “doesn’t guarantee” bail.

“This is a situation where self-defense clearly arises but that’s a jury question, rather than a magistrate question,” Yoo said, per ABC News Australia.

“If convicted, you are looking at a term of immediate imprisonment, at least in my assessment,” Yoo added. “I need to make sure this community is protected.”

Trinidad is due to next appear in court on March 14, per the outlet.

source: people.com