Two men charged with wounding each other were granted bail after they both took turns to explain their side of the matter to a City Magistrate.
Miguel Wilkinson, 26, and Leon Grumble, 33, of Lot 25 Fort Street, Kingston were arraigned before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty yesterday when they professed their innocence of wounding charges read to them.
Wilkinson was charged with maliciously wounding Grumble, with intent to maim, disfigure or cause grievous bodily harm, on January 31, at Kingston, Georgetown. While Grumble was charged with unlawfully and maliciously wounding Wilkinson on the same day at the same location.
Grumble pleaded not guilty to the charge and his attorney, Adrian Thompson, told the court that his client had suffered injuries from the incident and had been hospitalised and discharged on Tuesday when he was called and told that he had to be at court on yesterday’s date.
Meanwhile, Wilkinson was represented by attorney-at-law, Charles Ramson. He told the court that Wilkinson is the owner of car wash which Grumble was at on the day in question. He also said that the two men were in an accident and they had agreed that a payment would be made to settle the issue. However, on January 31, Grumble passed by the carwash and told Wilkinson “If I pass here and you’re here, I gon’ deal with you.” He then left and returned with a stick. Ramson then said that Grumble accosted his client and that his client had a pair of scissors on him, which he used to defend himself. After listening to both attorneys, Grumble was released on $20,000 bail, while Wilkinson was released on $100,000 bail and told to report to the Brickdam Police Station every other Friday until the commencement of trial. They were advised to return to the court on February 26.
