A Number 28 Village, West Berbice resident was denied his pre-trial freedom when he appeared at the Fort Wellington Court charged with chopping his sister.

Reports are that on February 2 at Number 28 Village, Clinton Chesney unlawfully and maliciously wounded Monica Beaton, 27 of Number 50 Village, Corentyne so as to cause her grievous bodily harm.

Chesney was not required to plead to the indictable offence when he appeared before Magistrate Nigel Hawke yesterday. He was remanded to prison until February 12 when the matter comes up again.

Police prosecutor Inspector Donna Grant-Fraser informed the court that the prosecution is placed in a “difficult situation,” with the accused being the victim’s sister. While Beaton has indicated that she did not wish to proceed with the matter, Grant-Fraser asked for bail to be refused.

Attorney James Bond, who represented the accused, submitted that it was an unfortunate incident where his client was “pelting bluff chops at someone else” and it caught Beaton.

He said too that Chesney was under the influence of alcohol and had a problem with another sister. The magistrate then responded that he is a threat to other persons and questioned why would the man “pelt” the bluff chops with a real cutlass. He said the court cannot send the wrong message to the public that persons can go about injuring others.

Meanwhile the prosecution would be seeking advice on how to proceed with the matter.