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Neighbours decline to testify against each other

Two neighbours who assaulted each other had their case dismissed on Wednesday because they refused to offer evidence against each other when they appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.

Thirty-three-year-old Sherman Monroe of 28 Holmes Street, South Cummingsburg and Seon Lewis, 26, of the same address pleaded not guilty to the charge of unlawfully assaulting each other.

Lewis stated that on August 29 at their Cummingsburg home he was outside in the yard praying when Monroe passed and jammed him. Shortly after an argument ensued and it was because of his mother’s displeasure about the situation, that she started raving and this alerted a police officer who was nearby. The two were subsequently arrested and charged.

Monroe admitted to jamming Lewis but he stated that it happened accidentally.

They both stated that they were never desirous of the matter reaching the court and they did not wish to bring any evidence against each other. The case was then dismissed.

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7 Responses to “Neighbours decline to testify against each other”

decanadianCarlVeecock
on September 5th, 2008 9:04 am

What abot Court costs?

They wasted the Court”s time and should pay some costs.

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Melainie
In reply to the above comment on September 5th, 2008 12:35 pm:
what happen to those that were prosecuting the case they had to speak to them because if they were doing their jobs they would have been well aware of these two people feelings about the case.

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Ankoko
In reply to the above comment on September 5th, 2008 12:43 pm:
Seem to me that is the police who institute the charges wasted the Court;s time. I gather from this article that these young men from the beginning did not want a ‘court story’.
For the policeman: what about that part of policing which allows the police to encourage amicable and peaceful settlement of disputes before instituting charges.
I have said in this blog that I remember the current police commissioner as a uniformed police officer who worked in the hinterland and spent a lot of his personal time seeking to diffuse situations and encouraging residents to live in peace. Maybe he needs to have some of that taught in the training programmes!

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Hugo
on September 5th, 2008 10:17 am

Ok.

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kabaka
on September 5th, 2008 10:53 am

Neighbourly Love ! What the world needs more of!!

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UltimateW
on September 5th, 2008 3:55 pm

I wonder how that argument went on … ‘ Ah prayin man don’t jam mi or ah gon bus you head. ‘ ha .

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Arnold
on September 6th, 2008 3:08 pm

Sometimes due to the daily pressure of survival, we have to discharge our feelings or rage on someone many times without malice inside………..

If we do reach the courts and don’t want to testify against each other, the Magistrate should put the parties to Shake Hands and a warning (…) jail the next time…….

The HOLY BIBLE says Love thy Neighbours as Yourself…….

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