A Guyanese woman accused of wounding a man in Barbados had the charge against her dismissed on Tuesday, but was subsequently handed over to immigration authorities.

According to a Barbados Nation report Donna Patricia Gittens, 30, who was staying at Baxters Road, was led away by immigration officials after it was discovered in court that she had spent the last four months illegally in the island.
The woman appeared in the Bridgetown Traffic Court on Tuesday, where she was not required to plead to unlawfully wounding Avery McVain with intent on September 1, the report said.

McVain told the court that even though he had made a report to police and knew that Gittens had been charged, he was no longer willing to “carry on with the case”.

However, the Nation said, an immigration officer revealed that Gittens arrived in Barbados in February and was granted 30 days’ leave.

She applied for an extension and was allowed to stay until April. Since then there have been no more extensions.
Magistrate Christopher Birch dismissed the charge but handed Gittens over to immigration officials.