Man stabbed to scrotum during rape on $100,000 bail

A horse cart operator, who was stabbed to the scrotum by one of his ex-girlfriends after he allegedly raped her was on Thursday was released on $100,000 bail following an appearance at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Christopher Howes, 54, of Roxanne Burnham Gardens, Georgetown, was not required to plead to the charge, which stated that on April 5, 2020, he engaged in sexual penetration with the woman without her consent.
The condition of the bail is that he stays 100 feet from the Virtual Complainant. He is also required to report to the Ruimveldt Police Station every other Friday until the completion of the Preliminary Inquiry (PI).
Reports are that on April 5, the woman visited his residence, where he forcibly had sex with her. In her defence, the woman is alleged to have whipped out a knife and stabbed Howes to his scrotum. The stabbing is currently being investigated by ranks of the Ruimveldt Police Station.
Howes, who appeared before Principal Magistrate Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus, is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Bernard Da Silva.