SENIOR Magistrate Leron Daly on Monday granted a lifetime protection order against a city businessman who will now have to stay 1,000 feet from his daughter.

The order was granted by Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

On April 1, 2022, the businessman was charged with causing grievous bodily harm and using threatening language against the woman.

He appeared before Magistrate Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court and was released on a total of $400,000 bail after denying both charges.

The investigation was launched following the circulation of a video on social media where the businessman was seen assaulting his daughter at his Kitty business place. He also allegedly threatened to shoot her.

The young lady during a video interview which was aired on Facebook, revealed that her father has been brutalising her for years. Her stepmother and other siblings who reside with him are also being abused, she claimed.

The young woman related that she was forced to come forward because the latest beating was captured on CCTV cameras inside the store and she was able to secure a copy.

Further, after the beating, she claimed that she was locked inside her home for two days. She was later able to call the 914 hotline and reported the incident and is now in a safe place.

She added that threats have been made to her life and she is now living in fear.

As a result of the video being circulated on social media, the police said ranks visited the businessman’s home and seized his 9mm pistol and a shotgun, as well as matching ammunition. He is a licensed firearm holder.