Man lashed friend with cutlass after row – court hears

A man who was accused of maliciously wounding another man was on Monday placed on $40,000 bail after he appeared before acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

The allegation is that on September 21 the accused Hasslinton Brathwaite unlawfully and maliciously wounded the Virtual Complainant (VC) John Bishop.

In presenting the facts Prosecutor Lionel Harvey told the court that the two parties in this matter were friends and