Boy hurt in alleged machete attack home recovering\, mom says

NEW AT NOON -THE SUSPECT CHARGED WITHATTACKING A CHILDWITH A MACHETE MAKES HISFIRST COURT APPEARANCE.ESTEBAN PORTUGUES IS BEINGHELD IN THE KENTON COUNTY JAILON ATEN-THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.POLICE SAY PORTUGUES AND TWOOTHER MENAPPROACHED SEVERAL BOYS IN ACOVINGTON PARK OVER THEWEEKEND.

THAT'S WHENAUTHORITIES SAY PORTUGUESATTACKED A NINE-YEAR-OLDWITH A MACHETE -SLASHING HIM IN THE BACK.

THECHILD'S MOTHER -- ALICIAHAYWOOD -- SAYS HER SON ISBACK HOME RECOVERINGAFTER THE ATTACK ANDTHAT HE'S LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.SHE'S ANGRY AFTER SEEING THESUSPECT IN COURT.183448 Alicia Haywood/SonAttacked "The charges areridiculous, I mean if I was todo that to someone I would bein way more severe troublethan what he is.

He got seconddegree for trying to kill mykid.

You come with a macheteto a fight, you ain't tryingto hurt somebody, you'retrying to kill them."them."THIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEOFROM NINE ON YOUR SIDE VIEWERDAVID DEESHELPED POLICE IDENTIFY THESUSPECT.

DEES SAYS YOU CAN SEEPORTUGUESWAVING THE MACHETE AROUNDBEFORE THE ATTACK.