Broom vendor charged with assaulting mother’s partner

A pointer broom vendor yesterday found himself in a city court facing the accusation that he assaulted his mother’s common-law husband.

Ray Paul was granted bail in the amount of $100,000 by Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, after pleading not guilty to a charge that on June 22, at Georgetown, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Herman Bharrat so as to cause him actual bodily harm.

Bharrat explained to the court that he has been sharing a common-law