An unbothered tailor, who found himself entangled in a brawl with a mentally-ill man over some ,000 in debt and allegedly injuring him, was on Wednesday morning brought before the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts charged for inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Presiding Magistrate Fabayo Azore read the charge which stated that Stanley Douglas on March 11, 2017 at D’Urban Street, Lodge, Georgetown, inflicted grievous bodily harm on Quacy Johnson.
Accused tailor Stanley Douglas
Douglas, who was represented by Attorney-at-Law Paul Fung-A-Fat, denied the charge.
The court heard from the injured man’s sister that the Virtual Complainant (VC) was readmitted to the hospital on March 28, where he was presently undergoing surgery as a direct result of his wounds.
This statement, however, attracted much outrage from the defence counsel, who, in his bail application, contended that the VC was presently in the comfort of his home, contrary to his sibling’s claims and requested the production of a medical certificate to validate same at the next court sitting.
Attorney Fung-A-Fat disclosed that Douglas was a 26-year-old respected man in his street and was well acquainted with the VC. He added that his client would, from time to time, generously gift the VC with petty cash. The lawyer continued that the injured man who “trips out sometimes” claimed that his client was indebted to him for $50,000 in cash; hence, the confrontation, which occurred in the tailor’s shop on the day in question.
The tailor was released on $75,000 bail. The case will continue on April 26.
