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Sophia man jailed for threatening ‘child mother’, step daughter

Dec 11, 2013 News

A series of muffled laughter was the common factor at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday when the case of a 29-year-old Sophia resident was called in the courtroom of Magistrate Faith McGusty.
The prosecution claimed that Kerwyn Baksh on November 15 at King Edward Street, Albouystown, used threatening behaviour to Rhonda Phillips while on December 8, he further used threatening behaviour to Miranda Taylor.
Even though the charges were accepted by the accused, the court heard four sides to the same story.
The first tale was told by Corporal Seon Blackman who representing the prosecution informed the court that Phillips is Baksh’s ‘child-mother’ whilst Taylor is his stepdaughter.
Blackman said however, on November 25, Phillips and Baksh had an argument and the defendant threatened to kill her. Out of fear, she made a report to the station but Baksh was not apprehended because he thereafter went into hiding.
The Prosecution added that on December 8, the defendant who returned to the house, picked up a knife and threatened to kill his stepdaughter.
However, Baksh told the court that on November 25, his ‘child-mother’ “did encouraging me to have sex with her but I refused and we end up fighting and I threaten she.”
Phillips retorted “He threaten fuh chop off ma neck and go in the bush yuh worship.”
He however turned the focus to his stepdaughter and said “Your worship this lil girl always, she saying I too young fuh she mudda and always causing a problem.”
At this point, a fourth voice was heard, as Taylor interjected “He threaten to kill me and my man.”
Baksh however said that “I went to the house and they did using the same language on me that I was using on them. I need help your worship. I am in love with this woman, but I need to keep she away from me.”
“I went to jail for three years already and it was hard your worship, I don’t want to go back. I just don’t need to be punished. Ah begging with you to see with me so I could move on with my life, and she could move on with hers.”
The Magistrate at this point, said “I am starting you at six months; let’s see how we can reduce this based on special reasons.”
“Your worship this girl does skin she behind on me and them things” Baksh added to the highly amused courtroom.
The drama ended when Magistrate McGusty ordered two months imprisonment on each charge. The jail sentences however, will run concurrently.

 

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