A father accused of assaulting his stepson after he stole a piece of fish was yesterday sentenced to nine months imprisonment after pleading guilty to the charge in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court before Magistrate Hazel Octive-Hamilton.
Gavin Rodney of Tucville Park on May 22, assaulted his ten-year-old stepson so as to cause him actual bodily harm.
According to Police Prosecutor Corporal Simone Payne, on the day in question the child stole a piece of fish from the pot and Rodney inquired from the mother whether she had taken the