Man wounded friend in drunken row over filly

A 40-year-old man who wounded his friend in the head because of a horse was placed on a bond to keep the peace for two years when he appeared before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Brian Persaud of North Sophia pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawfully wounding his neighbour and friend, Ramjit Ramotar.

On May 18 at North Sophia the defendant unlawfully wounded Ramotar in his head.

According to Persaud, both he and Ramotar are horse and cart operators. Persaud explained to the court that Ramotar’s filly was stolen sometime last year, and when his [Persaud’s] horse died he purchased another and Ramotar said that the horse was the same filly that was stolen from him last year.