MARTIN Mckennon, who wounded his wife with a bottle after a domestic dispute, was sentenced to three years in prison by Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, when he appeared before her at the Georgetown Magistrates Court on Monday, charged with unlawful and malicious wounding.The charge read that on November 9, at Meadow Bank, Greater Georgetown, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded the Virtual Complainant (VC), Josephine Armstrong with intent to maim, disfigure, disable or to cause actual bodily harm.

Police Prosecutor Inspector Michael Grant told the court that the couple has a history of domestic violence. Around 18:30 hrs that day, the victim was returning home when she was confronted by the defendant who was holding a bottle. They got into a quarrel, which caused the defendant to become annoyed.
The defendant used the bottle along with an object unknown to the VC to inflict several wounds and lashes upon the victim’s face and body. Consequently, she suffered severe wounds to her face and left hand, and was later admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). A report was made to the police and Mckennon was arrested and charged.
The remorseful Mckennon pleaded guilty while telling the court that “It’s a mistake I made.”
For her part, the woman told the court that she and the defendant have been together for over 11 years and he was never a bad man to her and begged the magistrate to be lenient.
In her response, the magistrate read to her the medical report of all the permanent disfigurement she had received through the attack by her reputed husband.
The magistrate was unmoved and told the defendant that he was fortunate not to have been given a stiffer sentence.