Two brothers were charged Sunday with filing a false police report they were stabbed in a business parking lot off West Tenth Street.

Investigation, however, revealed Joshua Hester, 19, and Robert Hester, 20, were the alleged aggressors in an assault of a victim.

Chief Deputy Scott Hall of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said this evening the brothers allegedly struck the victim about the head with a sharp object.

Hall said in a statement deputies responded to Halifax Regional after a call about two victims being stabbed.

Detective Matt Brown said both brothers sustained injuries from allegedly striking the victim.

The brothers allegedly reported a man pulled a knife on them and assaulted them both.

Investigation revealed the opposite, Hall said in a statement.

Brown said the victim was the father of a teen the brothers have been feuding with.

They were charged with simple assault, filing a false police report and second-degree trespassing.

They received $2,000 secured bonds and January 10 court dates.