A barber accused of wounding his girlfriend was granted bail after pleading guilty ‘with explanation’.
Alexi Haynes, 70, of Independence Squatting Area, East La Penitence, was brought before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty yesterday when he was charged with unlawfully wounding his girlfriend.
The charge states on December 31st, 2019, at East La Penitence, Georgetown, he unlawfully wounded his girlfriend.
Haynes pleaded guilty ‘with explanation’. He told the court that he and the virtual complainant have been in a relationship for the past six months. He then said that on the day in question, he had gone home after being out the night before and she was upset. He said that she woke him very aggressively and that they started arguing after he was awakened. He said that she had “claws” which she used to scrape him about his body and that after he got scraped by the woman’s “claws”, a scuffle ensued between the two of them.
Following the barber’s explanation the Magistrate released him on $40,000 bail. The matter was adjourned until January 29th.
