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Sex threat irks miner, lands him in jail
Wounding accused Delroy Thompson
A 35-year-old miner was yesterday remanded by Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, at the Georgetown Magistrates Court.
It was alleged that Delroy Thompson, of Port Kaituma Canal Bank, on July 14 with the intent to maim, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm, unlawfully wounded Samuel Tyson.
He was not required to plead to the indictable offence.
When asked by the magistrate to explain, Thompson told the court that he was only acting in self-defence.
He said that he was drinking at a nearby shop when Tyson and four other men came up and made some rude comments.
“Meh worship, they tell me that they would sex my daughters, my wife and then turn on me”.
The man said that after that he moved away and sent his friend to the shop to purchase some liquor.
He said that Tyson took the liquor away and began beating him. The defendant showed signs of a beating and even had bandages wrapped around his head and arm.
He said that as result of the beating he sustained a wound to his hand and head. Thompson further explained that during the scuffle he managed to get the bottle from Tyson and he stabbed his assailant once in the region of his abdomen.
“Meh worship if these men didn’t trouble me I would have never did this” Thompson told the court.
However Police Prosecutor Munilall Seetaram told the court that the defendant went to the neighbourhood shop and confronted Tyson.
The prosecutor confirmed that Tyson was stabbed with a bottle. He further told the court those persons who were around at the time of the stabbing apprehended Thompson.
Bail was denied and the accused is expected to make another court appearance on August 3. The matter was also transferred to the Matthews Ridge Magistrates Court.
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