Sam Hinds Jr gets two months jail for wounding

Samuel Hinds Jr was yesterday sentenced to two months in jail for wounding his sister-in-law but he was released on $50,000 bail after his lawyer indicated that he would be appealing.

Hinds Jr, who was found guilty of threatening and wounding Tenza Layne, was yesterday fined $10,000 for threatening behaviour and sentenced to two months in prison for unlawful wounding by city magistrate Annette Singh.

Magistrate Singh proceeded with sentencing Hinds Jr following a protracted legal tussle over whether she could,