A MAN who habitually beat his wife was yesterday jailed for 12 months by city magistrate Annette Singh for assaulting his reputed wife Sujata Persuad.Make Singh, a 48-year-old mason of 150 Regent Street, Georgetown received the sentence after he pleaded guilty to the assault on Persuad, thereby causing her actual bodily harm.
Police Prosecutor Shawn Gonzales in his submission to the court stated that the defendant was charged before on three other occasions for similar offences against the virtual complainant. He was currently completing 200 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to the third assault charge.
The police’s facts stated that on November 7, 2015, the defendant while under the influence of alcohol, slapped and cuffed his wife about the body. The matter was reported and the defendant was arrested and charged. A medical certificate was also produced to the court.
The virtual complainant had got a protection order against the defendant on a previous matter but he disregarded the order.
The magistrate advised the wife to report to the police if Singh continues to disregard the order after he is released.
By Sherah Alleyne