A 19-year-old man was remanded to prison after he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court on a charge of unlawful and malicious wounding.
Stephon Young on November 20 allegedly wounded Oral Franklyn and Linden Franklyn at Lethem with intent to maim, disfigure or cause them grievous bodily harm.
The accused of Lot 39 DaSilva Street, Newtown Kitty was not required to plead after the indictable charge was read to him by Magistrate Allan Wilson.
The court was told that Young had no antecedents and he was attacked by the two brothers and had to defend himself.
In presenting the facts Prosecutor Jairam Luckhai told the court that on the day at about 2:30 hours the Virtual Complainants (VC) were consuming alcoholic beverages at a beer garden when a heated argument ensued between a female bartender and Oral who abused the woman. As a result the accused got involved and drew a knife from his pants and dealt the man four stabs about his body. In an attempt to rescue the injured man the number two VC put up a resistance and he also sustained several stabs from the accused to his upper body. The wounded men were rushed to the hospital and were given medical attention.
The prosecutor after narrating the facts objected to bail, contending that the man would not return to court.
Young was refused bail by the magistrate who remanded him to prison until the matter is called again on December 6.
