Thirty-six-year-old David Khan appeared on Friday before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court charged with assault and damage of property.
Khan pleaded not guilty to the charges.
It is alleged that on July 31, 2024, at 48 Stanley Place, Kitty, George-town, Khan assaulted Derek Kowlessar. Further, on July 31, 2024, he allegedly damaged a cellphone belonging to Derek Kowlessar.
When questioned by Magistrate McGusty, Khan detailed that he resides at 54 Gordon Street in Kitty and is currently employed as a security officer.
The prosecution objected to bail citing the seriousness of the offence, the fact that the victim received injuries to his head due to the attack, and that the address the accused provided in court was not the one he provided to the police on file.
Khan however explained that the address he gave to the police was where he lived previously and that he recently moved to Gordon Street, Kitty. The magistrate placed him on $20,000 bail for assault and $15,000 bail for damage of property. The matter was adjourned to February 14.
Speaking with Stabroek News, Kowlessar detailed the events of the incident stating that he went to the address where the incident occurred to serve legal papers to a resident who resides there when he was restrained and assaulted.
