[www.inewsguyana.com] – Thirty – eight – year old Mahesh Kumar of 4th Street La Penitence Georgetown was sentence to six months in jail for two counts of assault, one count of threatening behavior and one count of threatening language which he committed against his mother and step – father.
Kumar pleaded guilty before Magistrate Judy Latchman. According to the particulars of the case, on September 27, the accused was armed with a cutlass and assaulted his stepfather.
On the same day, Kumar assaulted his mother and threatened to burn her. According to the prosecution, Kumar was under the influence of alcohol on the day of the incident. During the ordeal, the accused dealt his mother and step father several cuffs about their bodies.
In addition, the accused also threatened to chop his step – father. According to the prosecutor, the matter was reported to the police and the accused was arrested and charged. However, when the Magistrate asked the accused if he had anything to say about the matter; Kumar in tears told the court that he was indeed under the influence of alcohol and that he will never do those things to his mother or father again. [Royan Abrams]
