A young man is has been ordered to pay $1,500 to the court and $1,500 in compensation by December 31 or in default spend 16 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to wounding.
23-year-old Delbert Cuffy of Canefield was accused of wounding Jeremiah Lockhart over the weekend.
According to Police Prosecutor Inspector Claude Weekes the incident occurred during a village feast in Castle Bruce.
Weekes told the court that Lockhart was with his peers and speaking to his mother when Cuffy sneaked up from behind him and stabbed him twice in the rib area.
The defendant then fled the scene and was later arrested by police officers. “After them man burst my partner face, a fella I know come up in my face and start behaving wild so I prick him two times with my scissors,” Cuffy said to the arresting officers in explaining his behavior.
Cuffy told the court on Monday morning that he was sorry for his action. “I thought he was involved in the situation with my partner. I am sorry for what I do,” he stated.
Magistrate Baptiste warned the young man about his behavior and told him that his friend should let the police deal with his problems. “We do not practice law of the jungle here. If your friend got a burst head he has another recourse. That kind of behavior is for the zoo! It is for animals!” she exclaimed.
She added, “Violence is not the answer to all questions. The offense for wounding is a very serious one and carries a penalty of five years imprisonment.”
Cuffy was warned never to reappear in court and to be on good behavior.
DAT’S WAT THE COURT DOES PLAY WITH THOSE YOUNG PPL.
inna fu mi court any time he so say em sorry mi ah add to his penalty idiot bwoy
magistrate have you been to a zoo,animals do not hehave like that,our young men today are a waste to society.charge his parents also.
During manoe days these things yes could have happened but someone would have been in jail. This pressure falls on the prosecution to present a case to the court that will guide the magistrate to a proper form of punishment. weekes needs to toughen up. I worked with him, bring back thoses days in the cid and drugs squad.
So the police are aware that scissors have become standard apparel, standard jewelry for young men? and not doing anything about it? “Officer ..is to cut my weed” hmmm, smh
Oh brother
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Why oh why should a young man go to a feast with a scissors? I strongly advise the parents of the offender to make peace with the family of the injured because CBruce people will not forget and there may be some repercussions later. The court can only do so much but knowing the Lockharts I highly recommend that a peaceful settlement be negotiated before its too late.
However, we as a people must not forget that this is just the tip of the iceburg. Why are our youths so violent? Why is society (Courts) so accommodating but handing such nonsensical sentences? When is this going to end? We obviously need a well thought out crime fighting strategy with professional input from sociologists, psychologists, religious leaders and the criminal justice system. CALLING DR. PETER ST. JEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
Unless them crime dou touch them margistrate door, they will never understand how our lives are inportant to us. them guys knows the law and will eat, drink and sleep eariler than us, we must pay the taxes to protect them while we are ar risk out there. this is getting out of hand and the magistrate need to get better with there jobs, they are being paid so they need to improve in there job.
As the saying the man is ‘off his rocker’, a mad man, to do something like that to one who did nothing to him. He thinks it is a joke to stab and injure someone. What will he not do next?
Fortunate for him, he was not stabbed on the left side. The weapon could have penetrated his heart and fatally wounded him.
He said that he is sorry. He should apologize directly to the man whom he injured and hope he would be sincere about it.
It is shocking that after they premeditated their crimes, they say that they are sorry. Sorry does not help when one is injured. Premeditated crimes are serious ones.
Aside from paying the $3,000, should he have that kind of money, will he merely be free to walk the streets? This man should be in prison and rehabilitation.
The magistrate should not have compared the behavior of this hooligan to animals in a zoo. These animals are better behaved that him. After they commit their crime they feel proud to tell the police what they did. That guy should be jailed.
dem pple jus neva get story rite ….wat about d rest dat was send to p.m.h
Pray for this guy that he does not kill someone the next time. Clearly, he had malicious intent. This is not self-defense. He should thank God that he got away with such a light sentence. Here in the USA, it is clearly attempted murder with a deadly weapon he would be charged with. God bless DA. I believe in second chances but he needed a much stiffer sentence. What about community service? cleanup Roseau or help clean up PMH?
Same in Canada. This is a serious offence, assault and injuring with a weapon. He could have murdered him. He would not get off so easily, not merely with a fine even though he has to pay an exorbitant sum of money. He would have been imprisoned and probably would still have to pay a fine.
de man play troublesome and after he run by his mother like he doh do nothing
The law is too soft. That’s attempted murder. Atleast a 5 year sentence or $20000.
is that any fine to pay…. and then these fools back on d streets causing problems for civil ppl…. get these ANIMALS off our streets ….
Our justice system needs revision. There needs to be a special kind of punishment for jackasses! First of all, you leave Canefield, go to a feast in Castle Bruce where people are enjoying themselves, walk with a scissors, behave like an idiot and then come to court and say you sorry! You almost kill the boy because you think he was involved in an altercation with your partner!! Not even you! Your partner!! They should jail your sorry self! Idiot!!!
Can you believe he only has to pay the poor guy $1500.00 and another $1500 to the court. This magistrate crazy. He should be in prison all now, he almost killed the guy. The system is a joke.
@ Anonymous
Does he have that amount of money, $3,000? Who will give or lend it to him? He may have to be imprisoned. The magistrate said, it is five years for such a crime. He should be imprisoned no less than the minimum of 5 years and more for injuring that man. He could have fatally wounded him.
pure bull
“After them man burst my partner face, a fella I know come up in my face and start behaving wild so I prick him two times with my scissors,” That’s some horrible language, LOL!
@ Rastafari
Some excuse which is unacceptable. He thought he had a right to injure him. Did he not think that he could have murdered him with the weapon?
“A young man is has been ordered to pay $1,500 to the court and $1,500” Like are you serious? This is attempted murder and that is the charges… boy what the hell is wrong with this place call Dominica. So someone have to kill someone to go to jail… oh i forget even when they kill they do not go to jail. Dominica can do better than that. This is why the place getting so infested with crime… continue on… in the next 10-15 years people will not be able to walk on the streets…
keep fining people for heinous crimes….is money the government want it seems like..sending him to jail is not going to rehabilitate him……but there are people who don’t want to be rehabilitated and they should suffer the consequence for their actions………
for those who want to be rehabilitated there should be programs in the prison to encourage that….because sending a criminal to jail might result in a worst one at the end of his sentence
is the same thing..people slicing up people and paying a fine…when you people finish you all want to talk about………..you all not ready yet………..i am not a person who is in favor of sending people to jail for any thing…but papa God……
whats wrong with my comment
@ Tiny
I agree with you. Nothing is wrong with your comment. You provided your comment just as others and have the right to do so.
You know, Tiny, there are radicals and others who may commit crimes or who are familiar with this criminal this is why they will give you thumbs down. When they do not want/like to hear the truth, this is what they do. You know, ‘the truth offends.’ Just ignore them.
@ Tiny
I do think he should be imprisoned for 10 years. Then, he may learn a lesson. While in prison he should be counseled for rehabilitation.
Booooo on the justice system. Mister must be laughing his way out of court.
NO LAW IN DOMINICA!! & THE BEAT GOES ON….
Baptiste should have given that little hooligan 3 years imprisonment. What are you doing at a public event with a pair of scissors? That goes to intent right there. He set off looking for trouble and had it not been this young man it would have been someone else possibly dead. Further he’s cold and calculating to attack the boy in the presence of his mother, I would beat that to a pulp then let police drag his arse to a cell. Seriously these young men need to be dealt with swiftly and harshly. The young boy should sue him and force him to find lucrative work to do while he enjoys every paycheck.
is the same thing..people slicing up people and paying a fine…when you people finish you all want to talk about………..you all not ready yet………..i am not a person who is in favor of sending people to jail for any thing…but papa God……
should have jailed him for five years!
Attempted Murder should not be rewarded with a warning
@ Blue Ray
This is a serious crime. He is a heartless, wicked man. He needs to learn a lesson. Imprisonment for some years should have been his punishment.
1.500.00. slap and insult in the face.a strong message need to be sent to these guys. he needed a stiffer penalty.
i think the judge should make an example of the accused,supposed the young man had die on the spot infront of his mother ? hmm smfh>the law is getting to slack trust me> thats why alot of crime and violence is happening . i think the young man shoild get a more harsh penalty.( To the accused please try to stay out of trouble Hope the young man gets well soon.One LOVE
SMDH some of these kids today are just way out of hand, Thankfully the lord has blessed the MAJORITY of Dominicans with more common sense and better behaviour.
pure madness. send him stockyyy for a couple years. the system to nice
Just like that the man stab the fella. awa wi rex.I find he was well prepared,he came with scissors. Edward Scissors hand man? Smfh
But mister is a mad young fellow. He was not involved in the first incident but he took the case for himself and stabbed a young man twice with a scissors? What is he doing with a scissors in a village feast in the first place? Is he a barber and was going to someone’s house to do a “job”? He could’ve killed that young man and he only gets away with a mere $1,500 fine for a punishment which carries a five year jail sentence?
i think the magistrate is related to the accused because there is no way someone with good sense in their head would not see this as attempted murder. i got so mad reading this article eh.. Dominica going down to the gutter with a law system like this.
now i believe dominica have some crazy laws . this is attempted murder.now if this young man did die would his friend go to jail for him? or is his friend going to help him pay the fine?
i have an advise for him friends don`t finish so think of that.
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All u think a 1500 easy to get>Is his first offence idiots thats why they gave him a 1500 and a good behaviour sentence suspended sentence.where did u fools learn all u law. they don’t just jail first offenders cuz they have a chance to rehabilitate. Jail is not 100% punishment..its 50/50 with rehabilitation.>
@scripter//// first offense my AXX what if he had taken the life of the other guy. What is 1500? what a month and a half of hard work. These fools need to be made an example off… so because its its first and the system should go easy on him and wait till he kills someone to do somethnig. like are you for real and even calling people idiot,,, sure if this was your brother that was hurt u would not be singing that song
Rehabilitate my axx!! Spear the rod! He should be in jail thinking of how stupid his actions were and how he could have killed this young man. right now he has to come up with $3000.00 by xmas, what a joke. Thats why crime is getting out of control. Cause you almost killed someone and you only have to pay $3000 and say u sorry. Stupes…. Dominica going down slowly.
@ Scripter:
I think you should confine yourself to simply reading the comments posted. Please do not embarrass yourself further by adding any more comments to this board until you have acquired, at minimum, the intelligence of a rock.
be it first or last time….murder is murder, attempted murder is attempted murder. you even have guts saying how 1500 IS HARD TO MAKE? he should have thought of that b4 avenging his ‘pardner’. not even for himself, how shallow minded can u ppl be. he lucky i wasnt the judge. he would be staring at a wall wondering why he do that stupid deed all now so. smh allu simple or summtin? i vex wii in my skin! chupes