Three men of Yarikita Village, Region One (Barima-Waini) were each placed on ,000 bail after they appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts on Friday, to answer to cross charges of unlawful wounding.
The accused – Patrick Dickson, 34; Noah Wilburg, 21; and Rayon Damadeen, 19 – are all from the remote village of Yarikita in the North West District, Region One.
The first charge stated that Dickson and Wilburg on January 24, 2017, at Yarikita
Village, unlawfully and maliciously wounded Rayon Damadeen. The duo entered a not guilty plea when the charge was read.
The second charge brought against Damadeen stated that he on the same day and location, unlawfully and maliciously wounded Noah Wilburg; a charge which he plead not guilty to.
Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones told the court that the number two and three accused – Wilburg and Damadeen – were close acquaintances, whose friendship turned sour due to an ongoing dispute. He further stated that on the said day, the first and second accused – Dickson and Wilburg – while under the influence of alcohol, attacked Damadeen, who at the time was walking past the shop where they were drinking.
The injured man then went for a cutlass, with which he dealt Wilburg a chop to his neck. The men were subsequently arrested by the Police and charged with the said offence.
The trio was released on bail and will reappear at the Mabaruma Magistrate’s Court on February 21, when the matter will proceed to trial.
