Remanded prisoner inflicts injuries on self

Denzel Kitsu being lifted into the courtyard by policemen after he was remanded. Inset are the indentations and blood spatters that were left after Kitsu hitting his head against the courtroom wall.

Upset over being remanded to prison, a man accused of assault yesterday inflicted severe injuries to himself at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

Denzel Kitsu appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry on charges of unlawful assault and using threatening language.

Kitsu, who pleaded not guilty, begged the court not to remand him, saying that while he had been convicted numerous times since