THE allegation against Earl Jerome when he appeared before City Magistrate Annette Singh on Monday last was that he had broken and entered the North Ruimveldt, Georgetown home of his elderly neighbour, Gloria Peters, with intent to commit a felony on October 31, 2014. He was also accused of assaulting the elderly woman.

Police Prosecutor Adoni Innis told the court that the 41-year-old Lot 3671 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown resident and his elderly neighbour are known to each other; and, on the day in question, Peters was at home when the accused entered her residence, choked her and threatened to kill her.

Peters’s scream raised an alarm, but the defendant made good his escape. The matter was reported, and Jerome was arrested and charged for the offences.

The Prosecutor successfully objected to bail on ground of the nature and gravity of the offence, and Jerome was remanded to prison until March 16, when he would be served with statements regarding the matter.

The court also heard that on September 20, 2014 at North Ruimveldt, Jerome unlawfully assaulted his neighbour, Jenny Henry.

The prosecutor told the court that on the day in question, at about 9:30hrs, Henry was in another neighbour’s yard when she saw the defendant approaching and pointed his out as a murderer.

An enraged Jerome then cuffed Henry to her belly, dealt her several punches to her mouth, and planted several kicks to her ribs, before pulling out a jukker with which he stabbed her to her right hand.

The matter was reported and the defendant was arrested and charged for the offence.

Innis objected to the grant of bail on ground of the seriousness of the offence and on information received that Jerome had been convicted in a matter involving the death of someone.

Jerome was, nevertheless, placed on $75,000 bail, and will return to court on 8 April for statements.