Father-in-law jailed after family conflict

Yolanda Harry (right) being escorted to the court holding cell after being sent to jail for six weeks yesterday.

A man was yesterday sent to prison after he pleaded guilty to three charges put to him by Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton accusing him of unlawful assault, threatening language and disorderly behaviour after  clashes with his son, his daughter-in-law and the police.

Orson Cummerbatch fumbled initially at the Georgetown Magistrate’s court before deciding to plead guilty to three charges read to him.

The charges stated that on April 28 at 119 Meadow Brook Gardens he