A 34-year-old construction worker’s charge was dismissed on Monday at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts. Travis Garrett was charged in July for attempted murder after allegedly chopping his neighbour with a cutlass.
Travis Garrett
Garrett, of Grove Squatting Area, East Bank Demerara, was not required to plead to the indictable charge which stated that on July 24, 2019, at Grove, East Bank Demerara, he wounded Ramchan Chunnilall with the intent to commit murder.
When the matter was called before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan, the two men agreed to settle the matter. The victim told the court that he did not want to proceed with the matter and as a result, he is willing to accept $20,000 as compensation. He said that the defendant’s wife is sickly and she has young children to take care of and since Garrett is the sole breadwinner of his family, he will not proceed with the case.
The victim added that he had forgiven Garrett but he would like for the Magistrate to warn him.
The Magistrate, after listening to the victim, discharged the matter on the grounds of no evidence offered.
Garrett was then instructed to compensate the victim from the bail he posted.
The facts of the matter stated that Garrett and the victim, who are neighbours, were involved in an argument when the 34-year-old man armed himself with a cutlass and dealt the victim a chop to his neck.
The injured man was then rushed to the Diamond Hospital, where he was treated for his injuries. The matter was later reported and Garrett was subsequently arrested.
