A 17-year-old fisherman of Kilcoy Squatting Area on the Corentyne Coast was on Tuesday placed on $30,000 bail after he denied the charge of unlawful wounding when he appeared at the Albion Court.Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh adjourned hearing to May 5, for trial.

Police Sergeant Phillip Sherrif, prosecuting, said that on April 12, following a misunderstanding at Chesney Squatting area, the defendant – Rajkumar Mohabir, who was armed with a bottle, allegedly inflicted a wound to the face of Ramchand Harichand, resulting in injuries to the latter.
The virtual complainant sought medical intervention at the New Amsterdam Hospital after which charges were instituted on the defendant.