…accuses her of sexual assault
Timothy Johnson appeared twice before city Magistrate Dylan Bess on Thursday before the court took a decision not to charge the accused in his apparent state of unsound mind.
Johnson commenced his rambling by accusing his wheel chair ridden mother of touching him inappropriately and justifying his actions of hitting her to “get the demon out” when he was called to stand before Magistrate Bess.
The court did not read the alleged charge to the accused, who clearly lacked the capacity to form the intent to commit and bear the responsibility of his actions.
The frustrated mother told the court that she has “tried” with her son and took him to see a doctor in attempts to get him better. She alleged that on the day of the incident, her son woke her at 05:00h, demanding his tea. When she told him that it was too early, he reportedly became outraged and cut her with a piece of glass to the neck and chest area.
According to the bereaved woman, she was not aware that she suffered injuries until her daughter raised an alarm, indicating that she was bleeding profusely from the wounds inflicted.
The Magistrate told the woman that the defendant’s actions are caused by his ill mental health and the protection orders which she sought might just not be enough to afford her protection from her son, while noting that such cases of suspected mental illnesses are subjected to evaluations before they can be charged with criminal offences or otherwise.
The woman pleaded for her son to be locked away for her safety and that of other members of the family and society at large, fearing that once released from the mental ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital he would return home to continue to harass her. The Magistrate agreed that the local hospital does not have the capacity to accommodate and treat such persons on a long-term basis. In the circumstances, Johnson will return to court on Friday for further deliberation
