Grove man remanded on charge of assaulting spouse

Alistair Simmons, 49, of 60 Grove Squatting Area, was remanded to prison yesterday after he appeared before a city magistrate charged with assaulting his spouse and for damaging household items as well.

It is alleged that Simmons, on May 21, at Grove, assaulted Chandrika Goberdhan. It is also alleged that Simmons, on May 26, at the same address, unlawfully and maliciously damaged two window curtains, valued at $6,000, two paint buckets, valued at $2,500, four women’s tights, valued at $1,500, and a bucket. He denied both allegations.

According to Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones, Simmons went to the home he and Goberdhan shared and threatened to burn down the