Miner charged with wounding neighbour

After he pleaded not guilty to the offence of unlawful wounding, a 35-year-old miner was yesterday granted bail when he appeared at the Charity Magistrate’s Court.

Andrew Griffith of Dartmouth, Essequibo Coast was charged with unlawfully wounding his neighbour Orin Boston. According to the police, on September 18 at around 6.30 pm, Boston left his home to go to a shop in Westbury. While he was driving, Griffith who was the driver of another vehicle overtook him and turned in front of his car. As a result, Boston had