A 22-year-old carpenter was on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly cuffing a police officer, causing him to lose three teeth.
Shem Wilkie of Mahdia, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates Courts before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan.
He denied the charge which stated that on January 11, 2020, at 111 Miles Mahdia, he inflicted grievous bodily harm on Mohamed Kadeer, a police officer.
Wilkie was represented by Attorney-at-Law Ronald Daniels, who asked that his client be released on bail.
The police prosecutor told the court that on the day in question, Kadeer and a party of policemen were on patrol duty in Mahdia when they stopped at a popular nightclub.
The defendant and his brother were reportedly behaving in a disorderly manner outside of the club when Kadeer asked them to desist from doing so.
Nevertheless, as Kadeer attempted to arrest the defendant’s brother, he dealt the officer several blows to the mouth, resulting in him losing some teeth.
The duo made good their escape but Wilkie was subsequently arrested and charged for the offence.
Bail was granted in the sum of $70,000 and Wilkie was ordered to report every Monday to the Mahdia Police Station.
