A Houston man brought before a city court to answer to charges of assault, damage to property and abusive language, claimed that he had been kept chained up in the house by relatives.
Kevin Christopher, 22, initially pleaded guilty to the four charges, but a not guilty plea was subsequently entered by Magistrate Fabayo Azore after Christopher explained his version of the events to the court.
The first charge against Christopher stated that he, on April 16th, at Lot 39 Houston Housing Scheme, unlawfully assaulted Melissa Balkaran.