Two brothers arrested after a carpenter was stabbed in the neck both denied responsibility for the attack when they were interviewed by police.

Marvin Brangman, 47, told detectives “some people cry wolf and the wolf is not there” when asked why Clifton Anderson claimed he had stabbed him outside the Brangmans’ Sandys home.

His brother, Michael Brangman, 45, denied ever seeing Mr Anderson on the day of the stabbing.

Mr Anderson, 51, has told the jury that Marvin Brangman stabbed him with a “sharp blade”, while Michael Brangman was present during the attack that took place on June 18 last year.

Yesterday, jurors were played the DVDs of the first police interviews with the two brothers, as the trial entered its second day. The interview with Marvin Brangman, who is accused of seriously injuring Mr Anderson, was played to the jury first.

When asked if he had been responsible for the stab wound to Mr Anderson’s neck, Marvin Brangman replied: “No comment.”

Detectives then told Marvin Brangman that Mr Anderson had told officers he was the one responsible for the attack.

Marvin Brangman responded: “He said I caused it? If I was his attacker I have no comment on that.

“Some people cry wolf and the wolf is not there. It seems obvious that he is looking for a scapegoat.”

Officers then asked Marvin Brangman why Mr Anderson would claim it was him who attacked him. He replied: “I don’t know. He’s probably trying to take the blame off of someone else.”

The interviewing officers continued by asking: “What explanation would you give if Mr Anderson said you were the one who caused the cut to his neck?”

Marvin Brangman responded: “I would tell him to prove it.”

Michael Brangman, who is accused of being an accessory to the crime after the fact, denied he had been responsible for the stab wound to Mr Anderson’s neck.

He explained that when officers attended his home he was using the hose to water his banana plants as well as wash away his dog’s urine.

Michael Brangman further told police he had not seen Mr Anderson for a few weeks. Asked why Mr Anderson would say that his brother, Marvin, was responsible for the attack, Michael Brangman replied: “I don’t know why he would say that.”

The jury has been told that Mr Anderson suffered a deep cut to his neck as a result of the attack.

He previously told the court that he fled the brothers’ house after he was stabbed and tried to hail down help from passing motorists.

He was later taken to hospital where he was treated and remained for two weeks.

Melvin Brangman denies wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, while Michael Brangman denies being an accessory after the fact.

The case continues.

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