Thirty-four-year-old Michael Thomas of Atlantic Gardens was remanded to prison when he appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court for allegedly threatening to kill his girlfriend.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges of unlawful wounding, unlawful assault and threatening language.
He denied that on February 23 at Peter Rose and Forshaw streets, he unlawfully wounded Lucinda Mc Calman.
He also denied that later that day at Seawall Road he unlawfully assaulted Mc Calman and soon after used threatening language to her.
Thomas stated that he only expressed his displeasure at someone hitting his girlfriend resulting in her sunshades being broken. He said that he never assaulted or wounded Mc Calman.
However, Prosecutor Stephen Telford requested that bail be refused for Thomas on the grounds that he might interfere with Mc Calman if released.
He stated that on the day of the incident someone had accidentally hit Mc Calman’s sunshades off her face and when she told Thomas about it he got upset. The prosecutor stated that although Mc Calman explained that it was unintentional Mc Calman continued to rant about it and an argument ensued resulting in him punching her in the face.
The prosecutor went on to say that later that day Thomas invited Mc Calman to the seawall where he brought up the incident and another argument developed and he gave her several slaps.
He noted that Thomas, who is a licensed firearm owner, then told Mc Calman that he would kill her.
He also noted that Thomas had the firearm on him when he made the threat which resulted in Mc Calman running to the police and making a report of the incident.