SANTIAGO.- 47 year–old Chinese national Hailin Lai was arraigned at the Santiago Justice Center by East Metropolitan Prosecuting Attorney Carlos Ramírez.
Chef Hailin Lai is accused of attacking his superiors, a married couple of the same nationality identified as Qiuyam Lu and Zhexiong Lai, with a machete. The chef left the couple with several injuries to different parts of their bodies.
The incident may have been caused by a work-related argument that took place at noon yesterday in the TeleChino restaurant located in the "rinconada" sector of Maipú.
According to reports, businessman Zhexiong Lai is listed in more serious condition with injuries to his head and arm. The man is currently being cared for in the Intensive Care Unit of the Posta Central medical facility.
Major José Miguel Riquelme has stated that the suspect was arrested just moments after the attack, when eye-witnesses identified him as the attacker.
Riquelme added that a translator had to be used to read the man his rights, since he does not understand Spanish.