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‘Stone Wash’ jailed for injuring wife

Jul 04, 2013 News

 

A number of persons are still being brought before the court charged with domestic violence.
Edward Prashad, called “Stone Wash”, 41 of Lot 102 Second Street, Rose Hall Town, Corentyne, Berbice was on Tuesday fined $10,000 with an alternative of 20 days in jail by Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh when he appeared before him at the Albion Magistrate’s court and pleaded guilty to the charge of assaulting his reputed wife Rookmine Seonarine called ‘Rookmin’ on June 25, last, at their home.
Prosecutor Corporal Sherlock King told the court that on the day in questioned, the two were at home when an argument developed between them. The argument got heated and Prashad proceeded to lash his wife across her body, causing her to sustain injuries.
The matter was reported and the accused was arrested and charged. In court he pleaded guilty and in his plea of mitigation begged for leniency. He told the court that “he don’t do it steady.”
He was unable to pay the fine and was sent to jail.
And a 48-year old Kitty resident has been remanded to prison pending sentence for battering his reputed wife of eighteen years.  The pair appeared before Magistrate Judy Latchman at the Georgetown Magistrate’s court yesterday.
Michael Augustus used a piece of wood to beat his reputed wife, Dawn Garraway, several lashes to the head on Friday, June 29.  The woman sustained injuries to her left ear, her eyes and cranium.
Prosecutor Renetta Bentham said, on June 29 Augustus went home under the influence of alcohol and became upset at children, who were ‘troubling’ him.
His wife told him “not to worry because they are just children.”
The man became even more incensed and abused his wife. He used a series of epithets against the woman before taking up a piece of wood and inflicting lashes to her head, knocking her unconscious.
When the woman regained consciousness, she reported the matter to the Police Kitty Station. Augustus was then arrested and charged for the offence.
According to the medical certificate, Garraway sustained a laceration to the head.
In court she confessed to being fed up with her husband’s behaviour.
‘Let him go down I feeling pain; I can hardly hear out of my left ear.”
The presiding Magistrate remanded Augustus until July 16 ahead of sentencing.

 

 

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