JERMAINE Joseph on Monday appeared before New Amsterdam Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, charged with assault causing actual bodily harm after he had allegedly inflicted several bites about the body of his lover’s one-year-plus daughter.Particulars of the charge detailed that on August 5, at Line Path, Coriverton Corentyne, the defendant assaulted Shamiza Khabux so as to cause her actual bodily harm.

Police Sergeant Phillip Sherrif, prosecuting, disclosed that, on the day in question, the defendant carried out his routine habit of cuffing and slapping the toddler.

The defendant and the child’s mother, Seema Gray, allegedly shared an abusive relationship; and the defendant told his lover that the child’s father ‘wuk on he’, as he was not seeing his way. A heated argument ensued, and the defendant allegedly bit the toddler on her face, back, thigh, chest and abdomen.

The couple were subsequently arrested and taken to the Springlands Police Station, from where ranks contacted Shazan Khabux, father of the infant. The toddler was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital and was admitted for six days.

Subsequently, while the defendant was being transported to New Amsterdam in a police vehicle, he jumped off the speeding vehicle in the vicinity of the Number 19 roadway, and was not rearrested until just two days ago. He is expected to shortly face an escape from lawful custody charge.

The 20-year-old Joseph was remanded to prison, and the current matter has been transferred before the Springlands magistrate, where it is fixed for hearing on September 4.
(Jeune Vankeric)