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Guyana Times pressman in court for disorderly behaviour, abusive and threating language
Kaieteur News-A 30-year-old man was on Monday fined a sum of $20,000 and placed on $30,000 bail after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court to answer seven charges.
Guyana Times Pressman Seaton Daphness
Seaton Daphness was charged with disorderly behaviour in public and using abusive and threating language towards Kennard Blackman, Shakeel Welcome and Kester Bethune. The incident took place at Princes Street and Mandela Avenue Georgetown on December 28, 2024.
The charges were read to him by Senior Magistrate Fabayo Azore. He pleaded guilty to the disorderly charge and not guilty to the six abusive and threating language charges.
Daphness told the court that he was on his way to see his brother and he witnessed an argument. He said he approached the scene to see what was happening and he was then included in the argument. He also mentioned that “them went cranking up guns, the police them”.
Magistrate Azore fined Daphness a sum of $20,000 and two weeks imprisonment for the disorderly behaviour in public charge and he was placed on $5000 bail on each of the six abusive and threating language charges totaling $30,000. He will return to court on February 17, 2025 for the continuation of the other matters to which he pleaded not guilty.
(Guyana Times pressman in court for disorderly behaviour, abusive and threating language)
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