A woman who is charged with unlawful wounding told a City Court that the man she allegedly wounded, hit her first.
Shari Alphonso, 38, a vendor of East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was brought before Magistrate Annette Singh at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday when she denied an unlawful wounding charge. She denied that on September 19 at East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, she unlawfully and maliciously wounded Anthony Roach.
Alphonso told the court that she and Roach, who know each other, had a misunderstanding. She said that the man hit her and she responded by picking up an object which was lying in her yard and hit him. She added that she did not get to make a report of the matter.
Meanwhile, the police prosecutor told the court that Roach was hospitalised for three days. He also requested that the two be placed on a bond.
Alphonso was released on $50,000 bail and instructed to return to court on October 15.
