Man beats reputed wife over suspicious cell phone calls

Sep 03, 2013 News

A 38-year-old man from Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, was yesterday sent to prison for two years after he admitted to assaulting his wife, causing her grievous bodily harm, following an argument over suspicious cellular phone calls.
Chief Magistrate Priya Beharry, sitting at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, read the charge which stated that on August 18 at North East Backdam, Oswald Evans unlawfully assaulted Shanti Carter, 32 of Lot 23 Success Village, East Coast Demerara, causing her grievous bodily harm.
Police reports revealed that on that day, the complainant was cooking at a camp site and the defendant who returned from the Backdam saw two blocked calls on the complainant’s mobile phone.
Evans confronted Carter about the said calls and she related to him that she was not aware of who was trying to contact her.
The assailant became annoyed and left the site. After some time, he returned intoxicated and took the complainant for a walk.
Evans then picked up a piece of wood and dealt his wife seven lashes about her body. She barred the last lash which fractured her arm.
When the matter was reported, the defendant admitted to the facts relating to the said charge.
An X-ray which was also presented to the court cemented the claim that Carter sustained a broken arm.
When the Chief Magistrate asked the defendant why he committed such an act, he said, “Your Worship, I am really sorry for what I did but she was not answering my question after I confronted her.”
After considering the prevalence of domestic violence and the seriousness of the offence among other aggravating factors, Chief Magistrate Beharry imposed the two year sentence on the defendant.
The court also heard that the father of two dependent children was charged about six years ago for illegal possession of drugs and ammunition.

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