Charity man broke brother-in-law’s arm and leg in defence of sister – court hears

A 25-year-old man of Charity, Essequibo was yesterday granted bail when he appeared at the Charity Magistrate’s Court before Magistrate Sunil Scarce.

Amerdith Persaud, a labourer was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Pradeep Persaud.

Pradeep Persaud is married to Amerdith Persaud’s sister and according to the police, on December 22, 2014 at Charity, the two had an argument after Pradeep allegedly cuffed his wife. Amerdith intervened to defend his sister and reportedly dealt Pradeep one lash to his left foot,