A man who admitted to damaging the Kingston Seawall Bandstand was placed on 40 hours community service.
Raymond Coppin, 51, was arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday when he was charged with damaging the Kingston Seawall Bandstand.
He was before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, who read the charge which alleges that on January 20, at Kingston seawall, Kitty, George-town, he damaged the seawall bandstand, property of the state.
Coppin confessed to the charge. He said that he lives on the Seawall and on the day of the incident it had started to rain so he went to the bandstand. He further said that it was an accident and pleaded with the Magistrate to give him a chance.
The police prosecutor told the court that according to the facts, on the day in question, at around 3 am, Carl Melville who was sleeping in the vicinity said he heard a loud noise. Upon checking he saw Coppin was tying up a hammock at the bandstand.
According to the prosecutor, not long after Melville saw Coppin, he noticed pieces of the grill that had fallen from the bandstand. Melville summoned the police who arrived at the Seawall and arrested Coppin.
After listening to both sides, the Chief Magistrate ordered Coppin to serve 40 hours community service or two weeks’ imprisonment.
