A teen was yesterday refused bail after he was charged with chopping a man to the neck during an altercation.
Tyson Garrett, 17 of Sea dam, Covent Garden, was refused bail by Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Providence Magistrate’s Court, where the police reported that he was caught more than a month after the incident.
Garrett pleaded not guilty to a charge of unlawful wounding, denying the allegation that on February 24, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Denis Mansood.
The prosecution’s case is that Mansood was walking through his street to go home at Covent Garden, when he was approached by the accused and an altercation ensued.
Prosecutor Shellon Daniels added that Garrett then left the scene and returned with a cutlass and chopped Mansood to the neck.
Mansood was subsequently rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre for treatment, while Garrett fled. The teen was only captured on April 13 and allegedly admitted to the wounding but explained that it was not intentional.
Daniels objected to bail due to the extent of Mansood’s injuries and out of concern that Garrett, if granted his pre-trial liberty, could tamper with Mansood since they both live in the same area.
Magistrate McGusty subsequently refused bail and remanded Garrett to prison until April 24 for reports and fixtures.
