A minibus conductor was yesterday sentenced to three years imprisonment for unlawfully and malicious wounding a woman on whom he poured hot water.
Rawle Thomas, of 365 North Ruimveldt, made his appearance before Magistrate Leron Daly in a city court to answer to the charge of inflicting bodily harm on the woman.
Police Prosecutor Richard Harris stated that on December 8, 2019, at North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, Thomas and the woman had an argument stemming from her seeking permission to go out.
Thomas was of the impression that she was having an affair and the argument escalated and Thomas doused her with a pot of boiling water after which he choked her and stabbed her with a knife. As a results, she received multiple injuries, including burns about her body.
It was said that the woman managed to escape but collapsed as she was leaving the house. She was subsequently picked up by neighbours, who carried her to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). The attack was reported and Thomas was charged with attempted murder but the charge was reduced to Inflicting bodily harm by the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The defendant, who pleaded guilty to the charge, told the court that he could justify his actions and said that the virtual complainant had stabbed him to his left leg and that he had a medical report to show.
That information was challenged by Harris, who told the court that the medical report given did not support his claim. The defendant then responded by saying that the wounding was an accident, but that too was disregarded as Magistrate Daly imposed the sentence.
