Werk-en-Rust youth ordered to compensate friend after wounding

A Werk-en-Rust youth has been ordered to reimburse his friend $50,000 for a medical bill after a cuff to the face he inflicted fractured a bone under the man’s right eye.

Norris Barnes, 20, of 13 Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Shivraj Parmanand on December 4th, with the intent to maim, disfigure, disable, or cause him grievous bodily harm.

According to the prosecution’s facts,