Brothers fight but refuse to press charges against each other, police said

Brothers fought, but ultimately seemed to forgive as both refused to press charges against one another -- despite one being choked to the point of unconsciousness by the other, authorities said.

Horry County police were called about 4 a.m. Monday to a home on Beauclair Court in the Berkshire Forest subdivision in Carolina Forest where they were told the unconscious brother’s girlfriend hit the other brother in the head with a porcelain vase to stop the assault.

Police said when they arrived both brothers showed heavy blood loss and injuries, and authorities tried to provide medical aid while waiting on EMS to get there.

Authorities were reportedly told that a verbal altercation became physical between the brothers and one began choking the other to the point of unconsciousness, according to the police report.

The unconscious brother’s girlfriend was fearful for his life and struck defensively, authorities said. Police determined her actions were lawful because she was trying to save her boyfriend’s life, and she will not be charged with assault, Lt. Raul Denis, spokesman with Horry County police, said.

Denis said the case is officially closed because the brothers don’t want to prosecute each other.

This story was originally published August 25, 2015 at 6:36 AM with the headline "Brothers fight but refuse to press charges against each other, police said."