Man admits to slapping 14-year-old girl

A man who admitted to slapping a 14-year-old relative was yesterday bonded to keep the peace for one year after explaining that she slapped him with a handbag.

Appearing before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry was Troy Thom, 38, of 59 Amelia’s Ward, Linden, who accepted that on December 30, 2013, at Konawaruk, he unlawfully assaulted the teenage girl.

Prosecutor Bharat Mangru explained to the court that the parties had a