The charges levelled against the teacher of the St Agnes Primary School, who was involved in a fight with the parents of a child at the school, have been withdrawn as per recommendation by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Teacher: Tiffani Hinds
On Monday when the case was called before Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts, the prosecutor related that based on advice from the DPP, the prosecution will not be proceeding with the case against the teacher.
Tiffani Hinds was charged for assaulting and provoking Soyini Gardner on January 15, 2020, at St Agnes Primary School, at Church and Thomas Streets, Georgetown.
Meanwhile, the parents and relative of the child at the centre of the controversy – Sherwin Dalrymple, Kendace Peters and Soyini Gardner – were also charged. The trial is expected to commence shortly.
The first charge read that on January 15 at St Agnes Primary School, Sherwin Dalrymple (a parent) provoked Tiffani Hinds (a teacher) with intent to insult, annoy and assault her.
It was further alleged that Candace Peters (a family friend) unlawfully and maliciously damaged Hinds’ dress valued $6500. Another charge stated that Soyini Gardner (Dalrymple’s wife) unlawfully assaulted Hinds and further damaged the teacher’s acrylic denture valued at $12,000.
As a result, the defendants were released on bail in the sum of $50,000 for Gardner, $20,000 for Hinds, $20,000 for Dalrymple and $20,000 for Candace Peters.
It was alleged that Dalrymple confronted the teacher at the school about an incident between his son and another student. During the confrontation, Dalrymple allegedly told the teacher, “You ain’t fit to be a teacher, you should be a market vendor”.
Hinds reportedly responded and said “Like ya woman” which caused Gardner to become annoyed. This led to the fight and Peters, who had accompanied the couple, allegedly joined in and they ripped off the teacher’s dress. Dalrymple allegedly kicked and punched Hinds during the fight.
