Man beats co-worker with iron pipe; gets bail

A non-national employed with Emile Gaddarkhan et Fils was released on $15,000 bail today after he appeared at court on a charge of grievous bodily harm.

Juan Calmona, who is from the Dominica Republic, had allegedly beat his co-worker Dennis Vogclina with an iron pipe during an altercation at the company’s quarry in Colihaut on November 24, 2011.

The matter was brought before Chief Magistrate Evelina Baptiste who granted Calmona’s bail under the condition that he surrender his travel documents, report to the Roseau Police Station on Mondays and Fridays and not interfere with the complainant or any witnesses in the matter.

Despite the prosecution’s objection to bail, mainly based on the grounds that Calmona was a flight risk, the defendant, through his lawyer, was able to convince the court otherwise.

Public Relations Officer for Gaddarkhan et Fils Evans John presented the court with a cheque for the amount of bail requested. He told the court that he had been instructed by his boss to write whatever amount the court asked for Calmona’s bail.

The complainant, who was absent from today’s hearing, had been admitted and discharged from the Princess Margaret Hospital. His injuries were unknown as no medical report had been submitted to the court.

The preliminary inquiry is set for March 12, 2012.

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21 Comments

  1. thomas
    November 30, 2011

    if is where I live the non national whould be a flight back to his country

  2. death and sufering
    November 29, 2011

    honestly i could careless about both of these people

  3. out of nowhere
    November 29, 2011

    Yes he beat up a colihaut-Dominican guy .His sister works in the post office in Roseau.

    • who ask u that?
      November 29, 2011

      you can not be more than a large mouth colihaut person! who ask u all that!!

  4. Hilda
    November 29, 2011

    I know at least 1 vogclina in DA who is from DA, so it could very well be a Dominican

  5. out of nowhere
    November 29, 2011

    I cannot understand why the Colihaut boys who work in the quarry let that spanish guy beat up a colihaut man.Dem boys joking.

    Yes he beat up a Colihaut guy.Shame on dem boys to let the spanish guy beat their fellow man.

    • Domnique ou douce
      November 29, 2011

      is that another incident with the same dom rep. guy(Calmona)who beat up a colihaut guy?? cause this seem 2 b a dom rep. name(Vogclina)and not a local.

    • who ask u that?
      November 29, 2011

      is us that tell him to trouble the spanish! u go and get ur fight now suffer the beating…and same apply to the spanish! he that he DOCTOR! So is that is beinf charge! People have their family to take care of, you think we gonna put our self and family in malie? lol…lol.

  6. FLORIDA
    November 29, 2011

    Just asking was it a Dominican he beat???

    • ?
      November 29, 2011

      With a surname like “Vogclina” I doubt it. It if was a Dominican somebody woulda lapiday mister with the same iron pipe.

      • Domnique ou douce
        November 29, 2011

        exactly…it’s a Dom Rep. like himself he beat

      • who ask u that?
        November 29, 2011

        is us that tell him to trouble the spanish! u go and get ur fight now suffer the beating…and same apply to the spanish! he that he DOCTOR! So is that is beinf charge! People have their family to take care of, you think we gonna put our self and family in malie? lol…lol.

      • sa mem
        November 30, 2011

        dem Vogclinas from Colihaut. Go do your home work!

  7. MangoSweet
    November 29, 2011

    Sour-Sour might have to write a new song on that… Domingo… Koul-pipe, Koul-pipe, Koul-pipe, Yea.. I warning you!!

  8. BAILED
    November 29, 2011

    I GOT BAILED IN ANTIGUA WHEN I FOUGHT WITH A GUYANESE AND LOST MY CASE AND SPENT 4 ONTHS IN D REST IN ANTIGUA. IF I HAD NOT GOTTEN BAILED I WOULD HAVE LOST MY JOB AND NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT MY KIDS IN DOMINICA. SO GIVING BAIL AINT REALLY A BAD THING…..MAN KILLING MAN AND THEY OUT ON BAIL. WE CANNOT HAVE LAWS FOR DOMINICANS AND ANOTHER SET OF LAW FOR NON DOMINICANS…MAKES NO SENSE.

    AS MAN I SUPPORT D CHIEF MAGISTRATE

  9. eye la
    November 29, 2011

    Only dominica cheque is accept in court for bail. What if this cheque bunce.

  10. oh! oh!
    November 29, 2011

    is a good thing is not one of my people,D/A national..and so even if he is a flight risk..he is a non-national let d man go in his place..when he fly out just stamp out his passport therefore never to return to Dominica..let them problems/trouble makers(non-nationals) stay in their country and replce his position/job with a Dominican(national..more work 4 my people.

    • GOOD2GO
      November 29, 2011

      Respect!

    • no name
      November 29, 2011

      Very very true…i agree 100 percent

    • I'mWondering
      November 29, 2011

      I agree with your comment but i do hpe that the sentiments go the same way – for Criminal Dominicans in others country!

      • block 44
        November 29, 2011

        they would both have to fight or make up on the same plane going back to santo.

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