-gets 9 months for assault

ROSHANNA HUNTE, who was charged with assaulting her ex-lover and later posting indecent content about her on Facebook, was, on Tuesday, found guilty of the offences.

Magistrate Delon Bess, who was hearing the case at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, sentenced the Hill Street, Albouystown resident to nine months in prison for unlawful assault and three years’ in prison, together with a fine of$5M, for the content she posted on the social media platform.

Hunte’ victim, Nikhola Hopkinson, of Waterloo Street, Georgetown, who was charged with unlawfully assaulting Hunte, was also found guilty and was fined $20,000.

According to the first charge laid against Hunte, she, on June 22, 2020, at Bourda, Georgetown, unlawfully assaulted Hopkinson so as to cause her actual bodily harm.

She was accused of using a computer system between June 22 and 25, 2020, at Waterloo Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown, to publish electronic data of Hopkinson that was obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious or indecent with intent to humiliate, harass or cause substantial emotional distress to her.

Hopkinson, on the other, was accused of unlawfully assaulting Hunte at Bourda on June 22, 2020.

The court was informed that the two women had a physical confrontation on June 22, 2020.

Prosecutor Harris explained that the two are known to each other as they are tenants of an apartment building located at Lot 182 Waterloo Street, Cummingsburg, Georgetown.

They eventually got close and, allegedly, formed an intimate relationship. A female, who shared an apartment with Hunte, is also known by Hopkinson. Hunte and the female would constantly have disputes and Hopkinson would intervene as the peacemaker. Later on, the female decided to share an apartment with Hopkinson and the two, allegedly, became intimate.

On June 22, 2020, Hopkinson and the female were heading to Bourda Market and while in the vicinity of Robb Street, Hunte ran up to the female and whispered in her ear before touching her butt.

Hopkinson and the female continued walking. They later saw Hunte standing in the passageway with her hands folded. This lead to a verbal exchange between Hopkinson and Hunte.

The court was told that Hopkinson, in fit of rage, dealt Hunte a blow to her head with a glass bottle. She then bit Hunte above the left eye. This escalated into a fight.

On June 23, 2020, the female went to Hopkinson at her shop and informed her of the presence of numerous pictures of them along with derogatory remarks that were uploaded to Facebook by Hunte.

Hopkinson immediately made a report at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary. Following a police investigation, charges were laid.