A young man who launched a vicious attack on his girlfriend and ransacked her home following an argument has been sentenced to serve a total of six months in prison.
He appeared at the Roseau magistrate’s court on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to battery, malicious damage, theft and threats before a Roseau magistrate.
The incident occurred on November 15th, 2011 at Shawford.
Information divulged in the court suggests that the defendant went to his ex-girlfriend’s home and an argument erupted which prompted her to ask him to leave. She then went upstairs.
When the complainant subsequently left for work at about 8am, the defendant followed her arguing. “If I can’t have you, no one can. I will kill you first,” he told her.
A struggle eventually ensued and the defendant beat the complainant by squeezing her face, throwing her to the ground and slapping her several times to her face. Residents had to come to her rescue.
She later made a report to police and went to work. Upon returning home with her mother at 7:30 that night, the complainant noticed a strong smell of cooking gas from outside the building.
She entered and discovered that her gas was left open, and her house was ransacked. Her clothes were cut and soaked in bleach and two bottles of nail polish were smashed on a wall. She also noticed that her iron was damaged, mirror broken and her Dell laptop missing. She made another report to the police.
The defendant was later confronted on the matter and admitted to the crimes.
The laptop was safely recovered but the damage to the other items totaled $945.00.
During mitigation the defendant said that he was young and in love, and that he never expected things to go this far.
Magistrate Candia George, before passing sentence, urged the defendant to respect women. He was also told to control his anger and make it the last time something like this happens.
Previous offenses of a similar nature did not work in his favour. He was sentenced to serve six month jail on each charge, to run concurrently.
“Love” is blamed for many bad things
Studying this case and others like it will show us that many people do not know what love is. The world
mistakes lust for love. Also what is called love is often a form of neurosis.
True love is not something you “fall” into. It is a genuine care for another person. When you love somebody you want what is best for that person and are willing to sacrifice for that individual’s good.
A man does not hurt or kill a woman because he “loves” her. It is not the woman he loves. He loves what he gets from her be it sex or other favors. He loves the selfish feelings she fulfills in his life or the envious glances he receives from other men when he walks by with her on his arm.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. International Evangelist.
Melissa, that is the crust of the matter: you “fell”in love. I have always said to my children that they should not “fall in live”, but rather “stand in love” and “grow in love”. Once you fall in love, then you know Dominioca is a mountainous country with lots of rocks and you will eventuyally “break” once you “fall”.
Parents, guardians and ALL authoritative figures, convey this message to the young ones and tell me their story afterwards!!!
He told the magistrate “he in love and he never thought it would go so far”? This guy is a potential murderer since he left the gas on. He is neither a MAN as he slapped the woman. A real man “discusses “issues/troublesome situations.
You see, he was not brought up properly by his parents so when this happens, some one else brings them up (the children)for you. In this case it was his former “lover”.
In Triniodad we have a saying that goes thus: he playing smart with stupidness.
Well for slapping a woman on her ass lands a man in jail for four months and threaths on another life six months, we need to re examine that judgement boy…
Nonsense! Six months for attempted murder… he left the gas on!!! Only in Dominica those sentences are handed down smh…
U ARE SO RIGHT. FELONY CHARGE. ATTEMPTED MURDER CARRIES ALMOST A LIFE SENTENCE.
people a set of chat u mean to tell me nobody cannot tell me who is that guy. wat happen he was related to de judge man that y i guess they didnt put his name in the paper. If it was a woman that would have made head lines. nah man we have to put a stop to that nonsense. this is serious
dat grl shud be me wi boi and and den it wud be two man dat fightin de man start squeezin ur face and throwin u down and u not doin shit boy mister shud come and love me and den he will knw wat time it is!!!!
instead give him 6 months day wud give me six years cuz i would jus damage him inside and out…….
SIX MONTHS??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!DAT MAGISTRATE DOE HVE GOOD HEAD MAN ATTEMPTED MURDUR………….BOY MISTER WOULDNT EVEN SEE DE LIGHT OF OUT LIFE TIME I GIVIN MISTER IN JAIL OR ME AS MAMZELLE I WOULD TELL LETS MAKE MAKE LOVE DEN I WOULD TAKE OUT HIS DICK AND MAKE HIM EAT IT OR I WOULD MAKE A NICE DINNER FOR HIM WIT FINELY CRUSHED GLASS IN IT!!!!!!!!!!!BRAM BRAM.
You are the sickest person on this page totally lacking in intelligence and class.
If you are not able to express yourself better than this your comments should not be posted. There are respectable people – even professionals – visiting DNO and this is an insult to them.
Dominica News is a great newspaper. It deserve better. ADMIN, please do closer editing.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. International Evangelist
“Young and in love”?
I hope that one of those days, someone will come to know the wrath of God that will cause the rest, to stop and know His Love, which should be their attitude and conduct–as in Jesus Christ, for them to start showing that Love to their loved ones.
“Young and in love” And you treating your loved one with such harsh manner. You should rot in prison!
isnt that attempted murder?
THE MAN IS ACTUALLY GOING TO SPEND FOUR MONTHS EATING PIG SNOUT AND WHITE RICE
and he will get lots of love in jail.
i guess de magistrate was not feelin like working today.
i telling you “She entered and discovered that her gas was left open” is either he was trying to kill her and burn the building or just burn the building to me
WHO THE HELL ARE THE PEOPLE DNO ? CASE DONE MAN GOIN JAIL ITS NOT LONGER A SECRET. IS IT UR MALE FRIEND DNO OR UR FEMALE SECRET LOVER? DNO I SUSPECT U GET PAID UNDER D TABLE FOR NOT PUBLISHING THE PERSONS NAME……
ADMIN: For whatever reasons, in certain cases the judge orders that names not be published in the media. This was such a case. So instead of coming with such stupid outburst, why don’t you ask a question first. If you want their names, go to the judge or go to the court house in Roseau. They might give you the names. Otherwise just shut up.
very unprofessional ADMIN! jeeeeeeze!
i agree
Is that legal? Does a judge have the power over the press like that? Someone should look it up and post it as a comment. Crimes and convictions are matters of public concern.
are you asleep
one man was jailed for three months for slapping a woman butt this one did all kinds of crimals act but was jailed for six moths yes dominica
He was sentenced to serve six month jail on each charge, to run concurrently.
This article is misleading about the actual time to be served. In the first paragraph it states “A young man who launched a vicious attack on his girlfriend and ransacked her home following an argument has been sentenced to serve a total of six months in prison”. In the final paragraph it states “He was sentenced to serve six month jail on each charge, to run concurrently”. The latter statement clearly implies that the man will be serving a lot more than six months as each charge was taken into account in the sentencing. If that is the case and not a miss print I would think it was a fair punishment for the crime.
to run concurrently. Means he only serving 6months
Yes, concurrently means the sentences all occur at the same time together, so he serves six months and that works for all charges. Consecutively would mean that he’d serve six months for the first charge, AND THEN another six months for the second charge, and so on. So I wonder if DNO made a mistake and meant to say consecutive, or if it really is concurrent this man will only serve six months of time.
Eh, once a man can tell me if he cannot have me nobody will, that is a murder threat wii! where is the restraining order on mister? He going up stockie in time to eat ham and turkey and come back stronger than ever. I would fear for my life!
gwopwel bite me,well sah look a case of my pressure up,i sure he dance full his stomach on my pressure up,but it does not seem he learn anything from that song man,poor fella.
SO WHAT!!! WE CALL THAT A SENTENCE? THAT MAGISTRATE NEEDS TO THINK AGAIN, IN 3 MONTHS THIS GUY OUT AFTER THE NUMBER OF WRONGS HE COMMITTED? ATTEMPTED MURDER? DESTRUCTION OFV PROPERTY? TERRORISM AND MORE?
HELAS! WHERE ARE WE GOING, I LOVE BE…….IN SO MUCH.
my bro stop that nonsense and move on with ur life.that thing u call love it’s lust u can’t abuse somebody and say u love them that is crap.grow up from from ur childish ways.u did not get wat u really deserve 6months in jail come on
how come some court stories have names and others not. I don’t get it.
well depends on who you know and who know you.
It depends on the case…when there is domestic violence involved both names are usually withheld to protect the victim. I think it is in the domestic violence act or some recent legislation dealing with domestic violence.
I cannot understand that. Too much….WHO YOU KNOW and WHO YOU ARE….going on. This is BS.
Like others, I wonder if the magistrate paid sufficent attention to the intent to commit murder by the prisoner’s opening of the gas and leaving it open.
man u have been there and agree that it’s over between u all move on with ur life she not the only woman god created.and that thing u call love it’s lust cause u can’t abuse somebody and say u love them grow up my bro and stop ur childish ways aight
i am happy that she is out of that situation. he use to beat her alot and she finally found the strength to leave him. we should applaud her and he deserved a more harsher sentence becuz she and neighbors could have died.
am not sayin what the guy did was right i dont know the story but it can haoppen to every one i meet a man when i was 17 years of age marry him at age of 21,only to find out that the child i raise with him like mine is havin a baby for him i had love him to the max and i could kil him,when thing happen we some times have to put our self in the person shoe,we some times for in love and never expect these thing to happen to u,my rage almost got me in jail,i pray for the young man never to fal in love like that again walk in love my brother and save your self
Ouint it Quint it… pon de edge gyal. LMAOOOO!!!! De fella do want no other man to get what he had!!!!!
Previous offenses and he was sentenced to 6 months only? Beat his ex viciously and Left the gas open and he was given 6 months only? 4 counts and 6 months! Not even community service also? Thanks to the Magistrate, life is good for criminals! He deliberately left the gas on.. one wrong move and the lady and her mother could have been blown sky high…”He was told to control his anger, urged to respect women?” That’s it? A slap on the wrist.. And his name is yet to be published? Why? Please DNO, he is after all a convicted criminal.
The public and especially, women need to know about this man who is obviously going to maim or kill someone one day if he is not properly punished, counselled and more corrective measure are not taken! Do we have anger management for violent criminals?
What is it with our justice system? Must we wait until he kills somebody? Where is the justice for his victim? She must be traumatized and living in fear of when the 6 months is over. OR is it 3 months? Prison time can be short. Oh Justice, where art thou? O lahw yai?
He got 6 months for each charge….take you time and read properly!
Six months for attempted murder.
Concurrent- means at the same time therefore dude only got SIX months!!!!
@ put them straight
You’re trying to correct people with the wrong information???!!!?? Stupes!!!!!!!!!!
Educate YOURself: http://www.google.dm/#hl=en&q=concurrent&tbs=dfn:1&tbo=u&sa=X&ei=ugbZTsK0Cce_tgf-h4DvAQ&ved=0CB4QkQ4&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=ec239fff1b44c436&biw=1024&bih=575
Double standard all i am reading is he, who is this he we need his name
THE JUDGE CANDIA TOOK NOTE OF WHAT SHE WANTED ;OR A BIT OF IT;AS A MATTER OF FACT ,THIS YOUNG MAN HAD PEOPLE’S LIVES ON SUSPENSION BECAUSE HE OPENED THE GAS IN THE BUILDING WHERE MANY PEOPLE ARE LIVING . SOMEONE COULD BE SMOKING ,OR COOKING .WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NEXT,THERE WOULD BE AN EXPLOSION KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE.THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT BUILDING SHOULD ALSO TAKE HIM TO COURT FOR PUTTING THEIR LIVES EXPOSED TO SUCH A RISK
He should get six years prison. what about the gas he turned on? that is atempt murder. Candia fraid them man.
Men and their stupid ego!
In love?What kind of love displays slaps and abuse?
Please!!!!!!!!!!!
i tell you!!!!
If you love someone where slaps and abuse fit in nah?
Who is the victim and who is the perpetrator , the matter has gone to court already, so what’s the big secret?
boy our men in D/A can not take left they always saying if i can’t have u nobody will i will kill u first ……………thats not a man that a child …………that the reason y i walk out of my children’s father life.
Anonymous if your children are likely to make a threat like that God help us all! LoL!
Six months?? For assault, theft, and what sounds like some kind of idiotic attempted murder? That’s a slap on the wrist.
Or maybe the writer made a mistake and meant consecutive sentences? If the sentences run concurrently, that means he serves just one six month term together for all of the charges. If the sentences run consecutively, that means six months for one charge, followed by six months for another charge… Particularly since it says he had committed this type of offense before–for him to only serve six months seems like weak minded justice to me; he’ll be back out and doing the same thing in no time. This girl should keep a cutlass on her, and her father or brother or new boyfriend should beat the hell out of this guy if he comes back around.
What have we here?
1) Attempted murder.
2) Illegal entry.
3) Extensive damage to personal property.
4) Physical assault and battery resulting in injury.
5) Death threat.
I grew up in a culture where womanhood is respected. Sorry, I just cannot help being emotional about this type of thing.
In Canada I expect upon conviction any one of these things could have brought more than six months in jail, that is unless the judge was high on something. And I don’t mean to run concurrently (which has to be the sickest thing in the justice system).
Added to this AFTER jail there should be some time for house arrest and then probation. And make sure there is a restraining order if you have that in Dominica. If not the rest is up to the male members of the woman’s family.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. International Evangelist.
C’est ca ou ka kwiyah love
I guess if it was me or my family member, our names would be included in this article. It was a court case therefore the records are public. Why the secrecy?