Entertainer Kirk Andrew Jardine also known as ‘Chow Pow’ was yesterday placed on $10,000 bail when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge of provoking a breach of the peace in an incident involving his stepdaughter.
It is alleged that on April 18 at Georgetown, the 43-year-old entertainer of 63 Hadfield Street removed Shaunelle Case’s clothing from a clothes line thereby resulting in a breach of the peace. Jardine pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Attorney-at-law Ronald Burch-Smith who represented Jardine explained to the court that his client, who is the virtual complainant’s (VC) stepfather, had never been able to establish a good relationship with any of his wife’s older children. The lawyer noted also that since the incident, Jardine has decided to leave his matrimonial home so that peace can prevail and he has taken up temporary residence with his mother.
The attorney then made an application for bail to be granted in a reasonable sum on the grounds that his client has a fixed place of abode and posed no risk of flight.
When given a chance to respond, the VC told the court that her stepfather had told her to leave her mother’s residence and when she refused he took her clothing off the clothes line, placed them on the ground and subsequently threw them into the garbage bin. Case told the court that she does not live with her mother, but would usually visit her every day, but her stepfather apparently does not appreciate this. While there, Case added, she did her laundry at times.
At this point the Acting Chief Magistrate called counsel to the bench and a lengthy discussion ensued.
The father of two was subsequently placed on $10,000 bail and the matter was adjourned for a probation report. The parties are to return to court on June 2.
