Latest update April 28th, 2026 12:30 AM
Father on $50,000 bail for allegedly chopping five-year-old daughter
A father was yesterday placed on $50,000 bail for reportedly chopping his five-year-old daughter in the head.
Floyd Le Fleur, of Prashad Nagar, was accused of malicious wounding which he reportedly committed against Kally La Fleur. Police prosecutor Lionel Harvey said that the father observed the child playing with pepper and as a result became annoyed.
He claimed that the man picked up a knife and dealt the child one chop to the head resulting in her having to get medical attention. A report was made and the man was arrested.
La Fleur pleaded guilty to the charge while offering the court an explanation into the incident. In his version of the story La Fleur claimed that the incident was a result of an accident. The father said that his family sells broom for a living, and on the day in question he was stripping branches in the yard to make the item.
He claimed that he entered the house to fix something while having the knife in his hand when the child ran past him and accidentally got struck with the knife.
After hearing the man’s explanation, the court informed the defendant that a guilty plea could not be taken because he had refuted the police’s claims. The man however pleaded with the court to bring an end to the matter since he said he was about to get a job at a popular hotel and he wished not to jeopardize the opportunity.
The police made no objections to bail since it was revealed that the child no longer lived in the home and was in the custody of the Child Protection Agency. As a factor contributing to bail being granted, the prosecutor also asked for a probation report to be provided as he believed that there were other children living in the home.
The court granted all the prosecutor’s requests and granted the bail sum. La Fleur will return to court on May 2 at Court Six.
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