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McCoy says victim refuse to pursue criminal charge
… Court order summons for victim
Making his second appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday to answer another criminal charge of assault, Information and Press Liaison to the President, Kwame McCoy, presented a letter to the court reportedly sent to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) by the victim; Natalie Ross, stating that the woman no longer wished to pursue the assault allegations made against him.
Kwame McCoy
The case which was scheduled to commence against McCoy yesterday was cut short just before police witness, Denise Griffith, attempted to take the witness stand. McCoy told the court that he was in receipt of a letter sent to the DPP by Natalie Ross, proving that the woman is refraining from pursuing him.
The letter’s authenticity could not be confirmed since checks to the DPP’s office provided little information. Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine- Beharry asked the prosecution to make contact with staffers there to get confirmation on whether the DPP had any knowledge of the letter McCoy had presented. Staffers at the office however said that the DPP was on leave and they could not say whether the letter was real or not.
As a precaution, and with McCoy’s lawyer, Bernard De Santos’ (SC) advice, the matter was adjourned until next Monday when the prosecution is supposed to have Ross present to confirm whether she had written the letter to the DPP. A court summons for the woman was granted.
Prior to McCoy’s letter in court, Prosecutor Gordon Mansfield said that he had two witnesses present to commence McCoy’s trial. De Santos however said that what the prosecution had was a “fluff” since the main witness, Ross was not present in court.
He later attributed the woman’s absence in court to the alleged letter she wrote to the DPP.
Prior to the 2011 elections last year, McCoy was alleged to have used his Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) to assault Ross. McCoy while on Camp Street, during an exercise to erect photos of his presidential candidate, reportedly engaged in an argument between himself and Ross.
The result of that argument was, McCoy reportedly going into his vehicle and hitting Ross while he drove his car. The woman had to be taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where she remained overnight due to injuries she allegedly sustained.
In early August of this year, McCoy was found guilty of assaulting another person and was fined $70,000. McCoy was fined $20,000 for using threatening language towards Clifton Stewart and $50,000 for assaulting him. Reports stated that the two men got into an argument over the erection of presidential photos. McCoy threatened Stewart contending that he was a marked man. He later used a gun to strike Stewart across the head.
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