Magistrate issues arrest warrant for construction worker who allegedly chopped stepson

Mar 13, 2020 News

On March 4, last, Leon Henry was hauled before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, for assaulting his stepson. He had the matter discharged after his stepson told the court he no longer wished to proceed with the matter.
Henry, a construction worker, on Wednesday failed to show up in court to answer to a wounding charge. He allegedly chopped his stepson two days after the assault charge was discharged against him.
Twenty-one-year-old Jeremiah Hamilton, of 47 Bent Street, Georgetown, was also charged. He denied the charge which stated that on March 6, 2020, at McDoom, Greater Georgetown, he unlawful and maliciously wounded Leon Henry.
The court heard that after the matter was discharged last week, when Henry and Hamilton got home an argument ensued. However, the following day, the argument continued and the two got into a fight and Henry allegedly chopped Hamilton.
Hamilton’s mother told the court that after Henry chopped Hamilton, “My son run to the police station to make a report… When he realised my son get chopped, he tek his cutlass and chop up himself and said that he alone ain’t going to jail.”
The woman added that Henry then made a report and both Henry and Hamilton were charged.
“I told the police at the station [that] he won’t go court and so said so done. Since that day, he pick up his things and beat out.”
After listening to the woman, Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty granted Hamilton self bail since he showed up in court and she issued an arrest warrant for Henry. Both matters were adjourned to March 25, 2020.
Previously, Henry pleaded guilty to the charge that was read to him and offered to give an explanation.
The charge stated that on March 2, 2020, at McDoom, Greater Georgetown, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Jeremiah Hamilton.
Henry told the court, “We had an argument and he pulled a knife on me first and it turned into a fight…He don’t work, his mother don’t work and I have been with her for the past two years.”
After the defendant’s explanation, Hamilton told the court that he no longer wished to continue with the matter against Henry and as such, Principal Magistrate McGusty dismissed the matter.

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