Slap costs ‘worried’ father $15,000

A man was yesterday fined $15,000 for slapping his ex-partner, while his allegations about the sexual abuse of his stepdaughter prompted a court to order an investigation.

Although Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton imposed the fine with the alternative of a 10-day prison sentence on the man, she also ordered an investigation into his allegations, including the claim that the underage girl is now pregnant.

At the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, the man admitted to committing the June 23, 2012 common assault on