Unemployed man put on $35,000 bail over assault

An unemployed Agricola resident was yesterday placed on $35,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton on an assault charge.

The allegation against Mark Johnson is that on August 31, 2010 at Agricola, East Bank Demerara, he unlawfully assaulted Gilford John so as to cause grievous bodily harm.

The 22-year-old was not required to plead to the