A CONSTRUCTION worker on Friday was refused bail by Magistrate Judy Latchman for assaulting his girlfriend after she refused to have sexual intercourse with him. 

Thirty-nine-year-old Collis Duke, of Lot 768 South Amelia’s Ward, Linden, pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on September 30 at South Amelia’s Ward, he assaulted Wenetta Kopin, so as to cause her actual bodily harm.
Police Prosecutor Kerry Bostwick informed the court that the virtual complainant (VC) received injuries as a result of cuffs to her arms and legs.
However, the victim confirmed to the court that the defendant assaulted her because she refused to have sex with him. She added that he cuffed her and even threw her to the ground.
The unrepresented man, who has had no previous encounters with the law, was remanded to prison and the case was transferred to the Linden court for October 29.
Written By Geeta Rampersaud