Robbery suspect jailed for courtroom attack on accuser

Wesley Griffith

Wesley Griffith, the remand prisoner who attacked his accuser in court last month, was yesterday sentenced to five months imprisonment.

City magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond, who handed down the sentence, said that in mitigation the court considered that Griffith had pleaded guilty to the charge at the first given opportunity, saving the court considerable time in otherwise having to conduct a trial.

Listing the aggravating circumstances, however, the magistrate said that at age 19,