Woman on wounding charge after punching husband over slap

A woman was on Thursday charged with unlawfully wounding her husband after they had a drunken fight.

Lavern Stanley, 26, is accused of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Lucian Stanley, on February 24th, 2018, in the Upper Mazaruni River, with intent to maim, disfigure/disable, or cause grievous bodily harm.

After the charge was read to her by Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman in Georgetown, the accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.