-was previously charged with hammer beating, setting her alight

COLLIN Reid, who allegedly attacked a woman with a piece of wood and pelted her with bricks after she spurned his advances, on Friday, appeared in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was remanded to prison.

Reid also known as Oji Reid pleaded not guilty to the charge of assault causing actual bodily harm which was read to him by Magistrate Leron Daly.

It is alleged that, on October 18, 2020, at Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown, he unlawfully assaulted a female so as to cause her actual bodily harm.

According to the facts of the case, Reid and the woman are known to each other. The defendant it is alleged, had repeatedly threatened the woman and had abused her on several occasions after turning up at her home uninvited. On the day in question, at about 09:00hrs, the woman was about to leave her yard on her motorcycle when she was accosted by the defendant who allegedly grabbed her hand which she pulled away.

Reid, it is alleged, subsequently armed himself with a piece of wood and attempted to hit the woman. She managed to dodge the blow by riding away. However, Reid persisted. While running behind the motorcycle, he started pelting bricks.

The woman was forced to abandon her motorcycle and flee the area on foot, but not before one of the bricks struck her right foot causing injury. The matter was reported to the police and a medical was obtained.

The court was informed that Reid has two similar matters relating to the woman pending in court. It is alleged that on October 12, 2020, he had beaten the female with a hammer. On October 5, 2020, he threw lighter fluid on her before lighting her afire.

Magistrate Daly adjourned the case to November 6 in Court 6.