2 Essequibo Coast women charged for unlawful wounding

Two female residents of Queenstown village on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) have been arraigned before Suddie Magistrate Tamieka Clarke on charges of unlawful wounding in connection with separate but related incidents.
Brenda Frederick, a 30-year-old housewife of Line Dam in Queenstown, has been charged with unlawfully wounding Runda Emmanuel, a 35-year-old resident of the same community, in an incident that took place at Queenstown village on the Essequibo Coast on Tuesday, March 25.
The charge has been laid under Section 50 of the Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 8:01, and when the charge was read to her on Tuesday, Frederick was initially not required to enter a plea.
The prosecutor subsequently applied for the charge to be dealt with under the Administration of Justice Act (AJA), and the court granted the request. Following the rereading of the charge, Frederick pleaded not guilty as charged.
Despite objections from the prosecutor, Frederick has been placed on $200,000 bail, and the matter has been adjourned to April 15.
Runda Emmanuel has also been charged with unlawful wounding, committed on Brenda Frederick in an incident that allegedly occurred on Anna Regina Market Road, Essequibo Coast, on the same date: Tuesday, March 25.
Emmanuel appeared before Magistrate Clarke on March 25, charged under Section 30(b) of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, Chapter 8:02; and when the charge was read to her, she pleaded guilty. As a result, she has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.