Man remanded for allegedly threatening baby with knife during domestic dispute

A 34-year-old Kitty construction worker was on Monday remanded to prison after he was accused of threatening his infant child, Alicia Valles with a knife, during a domestic dispute with his common-law partner.
Ricardo Caleb of Lot 68 William Street, Kitty, Georgetown appeared before Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, to answer to a charge of threatening behaviour.

The incident reportedly occurred on May 6 at the couple’s apartment during a heated argument.
When asked to plead to the charge, Caleb told the court he didn’t understand. Magistrate McGusty then asked him if he had committed the act or not.
In response, Caleb admitted there was an argument, stating, “Things got out of control and started to get loud for the neighbours to hear.” He claimed that following the dispute, his partner, went to the police station, and he was later arrested without being told why.
However, the prosecution presented a more troubling account of the incident. They objected to bail, citing witness statements that Caleb allegedly held a knife to his child’s neck during the altercation. According to the prosecution, this act frightened the mother, prompting her to report the matter.
Before the charge was formally laid, the Magistrate had asked the mother of the infant if she wanted to proceed with the case. She initially declined. The prosecution then clarified that the threatening behaviour was directed at the child, not just the mother.
In his defence, Caleb denied ever threatening his child, claiming the incident was misinterpreted.
He told the court that after the argument, he was left in the apartment alone with the baby and was video-calling his mother to show her what was happening. When persons began knocking on the door, he said he became fearful, picked up the baby and a knife, and went outside.
Caleb alleged that he emerged from the house holding the baby in one hand and a knife in the other. He said a neighbour reportedly alerted police officers on the scene, shouting, “Look, the madman come out with a knife to the baby’s neck”, claiming he wanted to kill the baby.
“I never put no knife to the baby neck,” he insisted. Caleb said a “rasta” neighbour exaggerated the situation, and was calling him a “madman.”
He added that when he was arrested and taken to the police station, the baby’s mother was not present, and he handed the child over to his sister-in-law at the station.
Despite his explanations, Magistrate McGusty refused bail and remanded Caleb to prison until May 23.