THIRTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Anira Sealey yesterday appeared before Magistrate Priya Beharry charged with supplying false information to Police against her husband.

Sealey, 33, of 254 Prashad Nagar, pleaded not guilty to the charge and was represented by attorney-at-law Mr. Adrian Thompson.

Particulars of the charge said, on August 27, she gave Sergeant Gibson, a public officer, information about Sergeant Hope which alleged that he threatened to kill her which she knew was false and resulted in Gibson injuring captain Hope, when he would not have done so had he known the true statement of the facts.

Police Sergeant Krishnadat Ramana, prosecuting, did not object to bail for Sealey.

Thompson told the court that when the virtual complainant was assaulting his client at her shop on Orange Walk, someone saw and called in the Police.

He said Sealey did not report the matter originally, but had to remain in police custody for one night.

According to Thompson, his client was charged with supplying false information even though she did not tell the officers that her statement was untrue.

The lawyer added that Captain Hope, who is in the Army’s custody, should have been charged since he assaulted his client.

Sealey was released on $25,000 bail and will return to court on September 28.

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Jamaican student fined $10,000 for disorderly behavior

COBEIN Malcolm Welch, a student, was yesterday ordered to pay a fine of $10,000 when he appeared in court charged with disorderly behaviour at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).

Welch, a Jamaican national, pleaded guilty to the charge which said, on August 26, at CJIA, Timehri, East Bank Demerara, he behaved disorderly.

Welch claimed that when the officer saw his Jamaican passport, she “became excited” and called various officers.

He said he did not mind that the officers were carrying out their routine search on him but he became annoyed after they continued.

According to him, after the officers searched his suitcase and did not find anything, they told him that they were taking him off his flight so that he could be examined at a hospital.

Welch said an officer told him that he had reason to suspect that he was carrying an illegal substance. For this, the defendant said he became annoyed and shouted that he was not ‘pushing’ drugs.

As an alternative to the fine, Welch was sentenced to two weeks imprisonment.

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Remanded on Unlawful wounding, robbery under arms charges

TWENTY-YEAR-OLD Kevon Smith yesterday appeared in court charged before two magistrates with unlawful wounding and robbery under arms.

Smith, of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, Greater Georgetown, first appeared before Magistrate Hazel Octave-Hamilton and was not required to plead to the charge.

It is alleged that, on August 23, armed with a potato peeler, he robbed Daneshram Shivnauth of a cell phone valued $30,000.

Smith however pleaded not guilty to the other charge before Magistrate Priya Beharry.

It is alleged that, on August 23, he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Shivnauth.

Both matters will be called again on September 3. Meanwhile, he was remanded to prison.