Kitty man gets 14 days jail for slapping wife

Following stern words from the magistrate on the need to curb domestic violence in Guyana, a Kitty man was yesterday sentenced to prison after admitting to slapping his wife.

Brian Urling, of 34 Station Street, Kitty, appeared before Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond charged with assaulting his wife, Ramona Urling, on June 23, at their home. He pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him.

The facts were as charged, the