TWO patrons, who were drinking at an East Coast rum shop, are now before the courts after it was alleged that the two had a misunderstanding which led to their physically assaulting each other. It was alleged that on September 15, at Enterprise, on the East Coast Demerara, the two “regulars”, Marion Gonsalves and Kemraj Ramlall were involved in an altercation stemming from a bet on who could consume the most alcohol in one gulp”.
Gonsalves was charged with using threatening language and damage to property, when he appeared at the Cove and John Magistrate’s Court, before Magistrate Zamilla Ally.
Reports stated that on the day in question, he unlawfully and maliciously damaged two chairs and a plastic table, moveable property of Zaheer Mohammed.
 He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Meanwhile, his drinking partner, Ramlall, was charged for unlawfully wounding him. He also pleaded not guilty to that charge.
Both men were then each released on $10,000 bail by the magistrate.
The two defendants are to return to court on October 12 for trial.