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Mother, son answer to charge of wounding businesswoman
A mother and her son were hauled before the court on Monday and each slapped with a charge of unlawful and malicious wounding of businesswoman Ann Narine. They appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly.
The two accused Fiona Rodrigues and Emanuel Barker denied the allegation, which stated that on January 5, 2019 at Blygezight Gardens, they unlawfully and maliciously wounded Narine.
Emanuel Barker
Rodrigues and Barker were represented by attorney-at-law Patrice Henry who in an application for bail told the court that the number one accused, Rodrigues, is 37 years old and a real estate agent.
On the other hand, the number two accused, Barker, is a 19-year-old student at Nations University.
Police prosecutor Adunni Inniss had no objections to bail being granted to the defendants and Magistrate Daly granted same to the tune of $30,000 for each. They were instructed to make their next court appearance on March 12.
According to reports, on the day in question, around 20:00hrs, the victim went to the aforementioned location, after being invited for a meeting with her fiancé. Upon arrival, Narine called out for her fiancé and was told he would be coming out shortly.
Fiona Rodrigues
However, the defendants along with two others allegedly ran out and attacked Narine. She was severely beaten and relieved of some articles, including a large quantity of cash.
The alleged victim managed to escape where she drove to Sheriff Street near to the Guyoil gas station where it was well lit and populated, and her attackers in pursuit turned around and fled.
Victim: Ann Narine after the incident
Narine then headed for a private hospital where she was admitted and treated for bite marks and multiple lacerations that required stitches after allegedly being slashed with a broken bottle. A report was later made and investigations led to the current charges for the accused.
The other two accomplices are expected to be charged pending further investigations.
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