A TWENTY-three-year-old bus conductor facing a charge of unlawful assault was on Tuesday granted $15,000 bail by Magistrate Ann McLennan. Akeem Thom, who resides at Lot 248 Pike Street, Kitty, Georgetown, pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on Friday, July 10,2015, at Lot 73 Campbellville, Georgetown, he unlawfully assaulted Shenice Thomas.
Representing Thom was Attorney-at-law Mr. Paul Fung-a-Fat,who told the court that his client and Thomas had an altercation, but she does not wish to offer any evidence against the defendant.
However, Police Prosecutor Dinero Jones revealed that Thom on the day in question gave the victim several cuffs to the left side of her head and also threw another to her mouth.
After the prosecution facts were related to the court, the defence counsel claimed that Thom suffers from a head injury and further requested that the couple be ordered to receive counseling.
The matter was adjourned to Tuesday, July 21.