Miner accused of disfiguring mother of his child

After more than six months on the run, a miner who allegedly disfigured the face of the mother of his child and caused her to lose sight in one eye, was caught, charged and released on bail when he appeared at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Sheldon Braithwaite, a miner of 301 Goed Fortuin Squatting Area, West Bank Demerara denied a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm and was released on $100,000 bail