… failure to comply will result in jail for 9 months
A taxi driver was placed on a bond to keep the peace for the next two years after he was found guilty of an assault charge. Failure to keep the peace will result in him serving a nine-month prison sentence.
Gobin Hansraj appeared at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court where he was handed a nine months suspended sentence for the offence.
Magistrate Rochelle Liverpool read the charge which stated that on April 7, 2017, Hansraj assaulted Krishna Henry and Romeo Henry.
The prosecution’s case however revealed that the defendant fought with and injured one of the Virtual Complainants (VC) who was later unable to work for a number of days.
According to Romeo Henry, the defendant is in the habit of “picking” trouble. He told the court that Hansraj injured his finger which prevented him from working for two weeks.
Krishna Henry pleaded with the court to warn the defendant not to interfere with his family any longer, as he has been doing so for over a year.
The defendant who was previously before the court and remanded on a similar charge was warned by Magistrate Liverpool to desist from his current behaviour.
As a means of ensuring that the defendant stops his course of action, Magistrate Liverpool sentenced him to nine months in prison and placed him on a two-year bond to keep the peace.
