Two persons were yesterday charged after allegedly stabbing and wounding a man during a scuffle at the Kitty Seawall.
Terrence Parks, 44, and Michala Matthias, 28, were both arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court where Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan read the joint charge to them.
They were not required to enter a plea to the charge which states that on September 2, at the Kitty Public Road, with intent to commit murder, they wounded Kevin Sutton.
According to the police prosecutor, the two persons who live at the abandoned Celina Resort at the Kitty Seawall, were involved in an argument with Sutton. A scuffle ensued and Parks, a vendor, who was armed with a piece of wood and a cutlass, dealt the man a chop to his head and body. Matthias, also a vendor, and who was armed with a knife, dealt the man several stabs about his body.
The victim was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was treated and released about four days later. The medical certificate stated that he suffered lacerations to his left arm, muscle injury to the index finger, along with injuries to his leg and left wrist. The lacerations were between 4 cm and 15 cm in length and the medical certificate described the injuries as dangerous to life with the possibility of causing disability.
The prosecutor added that Sutton had been released from the hospital but was suffering from seizures and last Friday was re-admitted in critical condition. The police are currently awaiting the results of a CT scan. The court was also informed that the pair was previously charged with wounding but after the victim was re-hospitalized, the police moved to institute attempted murder charges due to the severity of the injuries.
The prosecutor objected to the duo being released on bail citing the seriousness of the injuries and the man’s current condition. In her plea for bail, Matthias told the court that she is a mother of five minors between the ages of two and nine. However, bail was denied and the court made arrangements for a relative to keep the children.
The matter has been adjourned until February 28.
