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Two men from the north, 74-year-old Cuthbert Benjamin and 67-year-old Peter Edrick Benjamin have been granted bail following a land dispute which escalated into a violent altercation, with both men inflicting cutlass wounds on each other.<\/p>\n
The pair appeared before Magistrate Michael Laudat at the Roseau Magistrate Court on August 17, 2023, charged separately in connection with the said incident.<\/p>\n
According to the charge by the police, on August 1, 2023, Peter of Savanne Paille caused Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) to Cuthbert at Tan-Tan. During the altercation, Cuthbert suffered severe injuries, including the loss of his thumb and index finger on his right hand due to the cutlass wounds.<\/p>\n
When the charge of GBH was read to the accused, he was not required to enter a plea since the matter is an indictable offense, expected to be tried at the High Court before a Judge and jury.<\/p>\n
In response to the said incident, the police have also preferred a summary charge of wounding against Cuthbert. It is alleged that on August 1, 2023, in Tan-Tan, Cuthbert wounded Peter, to which he pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n
At the hearing, Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Vivian Augustine did not object to bail for the men.<\/p>\n
Peter Edrick Benjamin was released on a $25,000.00 bail with one surety and reporting conditions attached, whilst Cuthbert Benjamin was granted bail in the sum of $5,000.00 with one surety.<\/p>\n
The cases were both adjourned to December 4, 2023, at the Portsmouth Magistrate Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Two men from the north, 74-year-old Cuthbert Benjamin and 67-year-old Peter Edrick Benjamin have been granted bail following a land dispute which escalated into a violent altercation, with both men inflicting cutlass wounds on each other. The pair appeared…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":285801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,77,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-306952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-court-law","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n