FIFTY-YEAR-OLD Orlando Carrington, a mason of Lot 2966 North Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was on Friday ordered to post $100,000 bail on an unlawful wounding charge after he appeared before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and pleaded not guilty to the offence.

Particulars of the charge state that on February 8 last, at North Ruimveldt, Carrington unlawfully and maliciously wounded Lennox Williams with intent to disfigure or cause him grievous bodily harm.

Police Inspector Michael Grant, prosecuting, said the two men had a misunderstanding which led to a fight, and the defendant picked up a broken bottle and stabbed the virtual complainant in his right eye.

The prosecutor said he did not receive any medical certificate pertaining to the injuries suffered by the victim, but Williams said he lost his right eye, and alleged that an officer who was present in court and another rank destroyed the medical certificate.

The injured man said he did not uplift the document from the doctor because a policeman had told him the police would do so.

Defence Counsel Patrice Henry requested that Carrington be admitted to bail in a reasonable sum, and the prosecutor did not object.

The case was put off to April 23 for report and fixture.