Ishmir John, called “Boy”, a logger of Kwakwani, Upper Berbice River, Region 10, was on Monday jailed for 12 months for wounding 18-year-old Nathaniel Gordon, called “Buck boy”.
Ishmir John and Nathaniel Gordon
It has been alleged that on October 30, at a shop in Kwakwani, Gordon and John, who are known to each other, were each hanging out with friends and imbibing. Gordon was engaged in “rhyming words and making jokes with his friends” when 25-year-old John reportedly felt as though he was being mocked and laughed at by Gordon and his friends.
This led to a confrontation, which led to John stabbing Gordon to the back of his neck with a pair of scissors. Reports are that Gordon became enraged, and began lacing John’s face with punches.
Lawmen were summoned to the scene, and both men were apprehended and taken to the Kwakwani Hospital, where they both received medical attention. Gordon received several stitches to his neck, and was subsequently taken into custody, while John was transferred to the Linden Hospital Complex.
The duo appeared before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Linden Magistrate’s Court via Zoom, and John, who admitted that he had stabbed Gordon, was jailed for 12 months.
Gordon, on the other hand, has been charged with felonious wounding and was released on $60,000 bail. As a condition for the granting of his bail, Gordon is required to report to the Kwakwani Police Station every Monday until the conclusion of the case. The matter has been adjourned to November 30.
