East La Penitence man beat sister with pot after burning her with rice

An East La Penitence man, who allegedly threw a pot of boiling rice on his sister and afterward beat her with the object, was yesterday remanded to prison after he appeared in court charged with wounding.

Denzil Younge was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Natasha Younge on March 10, so as to cause her actual bodily harm.

Prosecutor Michael Grant told the court the brother and sister had a misunderstanding over food and Denzil