Latest update September 4th, 2026 10:24 AM
Man gets two weeks jail for kicking pregnant girlfriend
An expectant father will spend the next two weeks in prison contemplating his actions after he was sentenced by Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry for kicking his pregnant reputed wife, causing temporary disfigurement to the unborn infant.
Corwin Baksh was slapped with two charges; threatening language and assault causing actual bodily harm. He pleaded guilty to the assault and not guilty to the offence of threatening language which he committed against mother to be, Ronda Phillip.
The police said that on April 19, last, at Cornhill Street, Georgetown, the defendant approached the victim around 20:00 hours and told her not to sell something. The woman did not heed the man’s admonition. It is alleged that he used threatening language towards the woman as a result of her stubbornness.
Police prosecutor Lionel Harvey said that the woman proceeded to a mobile outpost where she made a report to the police. On arrival back to the initial location, the police said an altercation started between the two parties resulting in the man kicking the woman causing her to fall and knock her head on a concrete wall. A further report was made to the police and the man was arrested and charged.
The Magistrate took into consideration all the factors leading up to his sentencing. She said that as an aggravating factor, the victim is pregnant and after reading the medical report, explained that the damage was not life threatening but as a result of the incident, the unborn suffered temporary disfigurement.
The man was subsequently sentenced. In the threatening language matter, Baksh will return to court on April 30.
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