“Petty” accountant fined for assault

An accountant was on Friday morning fined ,000 after he pleaded guilty to an assault charge read to him by Magistrate Christel Lambert at the Vreed-en-Hoop Magistrate’s Court, West Coast Demerara (WCD).

Mark Newton, 24, of Lot 25 Hague, WCD, pleaded guilty to the charge which stated that on August 14, 2016, at Vreed-en-Hoop, he assaulted Joseph Andrews.
The prosecution contended that on the day in question, the Virtual Complainant (VC) and the defendant were both attempting to board a Route 32 minibus when the defendant fell.
Newton reportedly got up and pulled the VC out of the bus and started to assault him. After several persons in the vicinity intervened, the defendant left the scene.
The matter was reported and Newton was later arrested and charged.
He explained to the Court that the VC pushed him out of the way in order to get into the bus and was unapologetic in doing so.
Apart from the fine, Magistrate Lambert ordered Newton to seek anger management counselling, stating that he was “petty”.