A POLICE Constable was on Monday placed on $150,000 bail after he was charged with the unlawful wounding of Shaquina Anderson. Twenty-five-year-old Constable Dwayne Charles appeared before city Magistrate Judy Latchman to answer the charge, which stated that on April 22, 2015, at 30 Albouys Street, Albouystown, he unlawful wounded Anderson, causing bodily harm.
According to the police file, Charles had asked to use Anderson’s washroom and handed his firearm to one of his colleagues to keep. When he was collecting it, the gun went off.
After investigations and advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Charles was charged.
The police prosecutor did not object to bail, but asked for some conditions to be met.
The magistrate ordered the defendant to report to the Clerk of Court Three every Monday, pending an outcome of the matter.