The christening service for a five-year-old at a church in Waterloo district, St Elizabeth, was recently the scene of chaos when a fight broke out among the child's parents and another woman who attended the service with the child's father.

Information reaching The Star is that about 1:50 p.m., the mother of the child, who is from Westmoreland, brought her baby to the church to be christened. While there, awaiting the arrival of the child's father, who is a police officer, it is said that he showed up at the church with another woman, much to Jones' disapproval.

Both women then got involved in a heated argument, which later developed into a brawl inside the church, in full view of those in attendance. It was at this point that the child's father intervened, beating up his babymother.

When contacted, the Santa Cruz police said that the details on the matter would be available at a later date. However, one policeman at the station confirmed that the incident took place and that child's father was a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). He was reluctant to divulge any further information on the matter.