A MOTHER of four was on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, remanded to prison by Acting Chief Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus for allegedly wounding a policewoman with a broken bottle.

Natasha Henry, 23, of Long Hill, Baramita, North West District (NWD), was arraigned at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was not required to plead to the charge.
Particulars of the charge state that on April 11, 2019, at Baramita, NWD, Henry unlawfully and maliciously wounded policewoman Princess Bentinck.

Police Prosecutor Adduni Inniss objected to Henry being bailed and informed the court that the victim’s injuries might be life-threatening.

The prosecutor is contending that on the day in question, Henry went to a bar at Baramita and confronted Bentinck, who was off-duty, demanding to know the whereabouts of a man.

Inniss told the court that Henry became annoyed when the victim ignored her and pushed all the beer bottles off from the table at which Bentinck was sitting. Henry then reportedly armed herself with a broken bottle and confronted Bentick, who got up and was about to leave; she was then again confronted by Henry, who by then had armed herself with another bottle. According to the prosecutor, Henry allegedly stabbed Bentick several times to her leg, resulting in the victim receiving 24 stitches.

Magistrate Isaacs-Marcus ruled in the prosecution’s favour and remanded Henry to prison. The matter has been transferred to the Mathews Ridge Magistrate’s Court for May 7, 2019.