By David K. Li
A Connecticut man charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of a hotel worker in Anguilla on Thursday released a picture of his bloodied and bruised face, which he said resulted from a fatal fight that he insisted was self-defense.
USB financial adviser Scott Hapgood, 44, said the victim, hotel maintenance worker Kenny Mitchel, 27, was an “armed intruder” at the posh Malliouhana resort on April 13.
“We were excited for our first family vacation abroad in the beautiful and tranquil Caribbean island of Anguilla,” according to a family statement. “But with a single knock at the door, our dream vacation turned into a chilling nightmare — a literal fight to survive.”
Hapgood, who lives in Darien, Connecticut, insisted he never called for a maintenance worker to come to his room, and said he instinctively allowed Mitchel into his room because he was wearing a hotel uniform.
“Neither Scott nor any member of our family knew the attacker before April 13, 2019, when he came to our room, dressed in…
