Two placed on bond after assault victim drops case

Two men were yesterday placed on a bond to keep the peace after appearing before two magistrates on a charge of unlawfully assaulting another man.
Shawn French and Prince Pickering had pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting David Saul and were initially placed on $50,000 bail when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry.

The allegation is that on September 21 at South Road, French and Pickering unlawfully assaulted Saul so as to cause him actual bodily harm.
In presenting the facts to the court,