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Kalgoorlie man whose arm was severed by samurai sword yet to make statement
A 40-year-old man whose arm was severed with a samurai sword during an alleged confrontation with his son in Western Australia's Goldfields has not provided any formal statement to police
Jaxon Jai Trinidad, 19, allegedly used the sword to sever James Nybo's arm in Kalgoorlie, 600 kilometres east of Perth, in February.
The 19-year-old has been charged with aggravated grievous bodily harm and three weapons-related charges.
He did not enter pleas during his appearance in Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on Monday.
Defence counsel Max Crispe told the court he understood Mr Nybo did not want to provide a statement.
The court had previously heard Mr Nybo had allegedly sent threatening and abusive text messages and was armed with a baseball bat when his arm was severed.
The court has been told he was flown to Royal Perth Hospital after the sword cut through his bicep and completely severed his right arm.
Mr Trinidad is due back in court on August 4.
In February, police prosecutor Senior Constable Matthew Fullgrabe first detailed the allegations in court.
He told the court Mr Trinidad had heard a commotion towards the front of the house and grabbed the samurai sword he had "recently purchased".
He said Mr Trinidad unsheathed the sword and was "holding it to scare" his father, who he told to "f*** off".
The court heard Mr Nybo allegedly used the baseball bat to smash the window of a car as the confrontation moved onto the street verge out the front of the house.
At this point, Mr Fullgrabe told the court, Mr Nybo "raised the bat above his head about to strike" when the sword severed his arm.
The court heard the sword cut through the right bicep area and the arm "fell on the road".
"The accused panicked and ran inside, leaving the victim bleeding profusely on the road," Mr Fullgrabe said.
The court was told Mr Trinidad left the weapon at the house and fled the scene, hiding at an abandoned rail yard while his father presented to Kalgoorlie Health Campus before collapsing at reception.
Mr Trinidad turned himself into Kalgoorlie police station the next day.
During his last court hearing, his lawyer Max Crispe said his client had tried to be the voice of reason on the day of the incident.
He argued his client was acting in self-defence after urging his father to be "rational".
Magistrate William Yoo granted Mr Trinidad home detention bail in March, labelling Mr Trinidad a "reluctant participant" in the incident.
