DESMOND Atherly, 55, of Lot 144 Duncan Street, Newtown, Georgetown, was yesterday remanded to prison when he appeared in Court, charged with assaulting his 103-year-old mother, Millicent Sealy.

The defendant pleaded not guilty, before Acting Chief Magistrate Melissa Robertson, to the October 5 offence.

Police Sergeant Kevin London, prosecuting, said the centenarian cannot walk and a neighbour reported the assault.

The Prosecutor said the eyewitness saw when the son assaulted his mother and, when the Police apprehended him, Atherly admitted doing so.

Defence Counsel Leslie Sobers confirmed the source of the report and the neighbour, who was present in Court, said the virtual complainant got out of the house and, when she took her back, the defendant cuffed her in the stomach, admonishing her not to leave the home again.

The neighbour claimed the defendant does not look after his mother and she would usually take food for her.

She added that the defendant is not the elderly woman’s biological son.
The magistrate ordered a probation report on the case for tomorrow.