James Street man fined $5,000 for chucking sister

A young man was yesterday fined $5,000 for chucking his sister, with the alternative of spending seven days in prison.

Devon Allicock accepted that on July 15 he unlawfully assaulted his sister, Asheena Allicock.

An apologetic Devon told Magistrate Ann McLennan before whom he appeared that he did not mean to hit his sister and that he was sorry for what he had done.

He explained further that it was not his desire for matters to have escalated to the point they did but his sister decided to go to the police.

When asked by the court if it was the first time that her