A man who went into hiding after being sentenced for robbery was yesterday ordered to begin serving his time after he was brought to a city court on a separate charge of wounding.
Shadrack King, 23, called ‘Mark King,’ appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, where he was charged with unlawful wounding.
It is alleged that on December 7th, 2019, at Mowasi Landing, Region Eight, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Steve Morrison with intent to maim, disfigure or cause actual grievous bodily harm.
Immediately after the unrepresented man pleaded not guilty to the charge, the Police Prosecutor related the facts to the court. The court heard that on the day in question, Morrison had been at a shop drinking when King approached him with broken bottles.
The prosecutor said that Morrison armed himself with a cutlass and raised it at King. King then allegedly left the shop but returned a few moments later, armed with an icepick, with which he dealt Morrison several stabs about his body. Persons in the area had to stop King and chased him away from the shop, while Morrison was taken to the Mahdia Hospital and a report was made.
The prosecutor further informed the Magistrate that King had been in hiding after the incident took place. He was, however, arrested on Sunday by undercover police officers. The police also said that King admitted to the charge while he was in custody.
King, who was also given the opportunity to explain what happened, told the court that he was at a shop when his ex-girlfriend and her current partner entered the shop. He said that he started calling his ex-girlfriend offensive names and that Morrison came to her defence. He further stated that he and Morrison got into an argument and then Morrison and the ex’s partner armed themselves. He said that he took out his jukker, which he always has with him, to defend himself.
The police prosecutor then informed the court that Morrison suffered injuries to the sternum and thorax as a result of being stabbed by King. The prosecutor also informed the court that King had been sentenced to 12 months in prison in 2018 for armed robbery but that he never served the time.
King then told the magistrate that he, along with five others, had been charged with robbery at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court. He said after learning that his friends were sentenced, he went to Mowasi Landing. This information led the magistrate to remand him for the current charge and she informed him that he would begin serving the outstanding sentence as of yesterday. King is expected to return to Court on February 7th.
