A HUSBAND was on Friday sentenced to six months in prison by Magistrate Leron Daly for assaulting his wife.

It was alleged that on January 18, 2018 at South Sophia, Omaid Batson assaulted and maliciously wounded Keisha Henry causing her bodily harm.
The father of four pleaded guilty to the charge.

According to the facts that were presented in court by police prosecutor Sanj Singh, the virtual complainant went home in the company bus in which she was the only occupant other than the driver. As a result, Batson became annoyed and gave the wife several cuffs to her face which caused her to become temporarily blind for three days.

The prosecutor also told the court that the virtual complainant (VC) gave a caution statement that she lived in an abusive relationship with the defendant but was afraid to talk out.

Before passing sentence the magistrate asked the defendant if he wanted to say anything. His reply was: “It was a misunderstanding and I am very sorry for my action.”
After listening to Batson, the magistrate sentenced him to six months in prison.