-defence tells court
Natalia Ross, the woman that Office of the President Press Officer Kwame McCoy is accused of hitting with his car during last year’s election campaign, no longer wishes to pursue an assault case against him, his lawyer said yesterday.
McCoy’s trial for the alleged assault was to begin yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
The charge is based on the allegation that on October 25, 2011, McCoy unlawfully assaulted Ross, after an altercation over the placement of political posters. At some point during the
