Pay up or face prison time, convict told

If he wants to avoid a term of imprisonment Sumunguri Moore will have to look for at least $7000 to compensate the man he injured.

Moore who previously pleaded guilty to causing seriously bodily harm to Shawn Grosvernor, was back before Justice Carlisle Greaves in the No. 3 Supreme Court this morning for sentencing.

When asked by Justice Greaves what sentence he would like imposed on the convicted man, Grosvenor, who was present at court said he would prefer to be compensated for his injuries.

“I would like to be compensated. I have my documents of all the injuries I have, the time that I lost at work while I was at WIBISCO, my daughter I could not provide for her at that point in time. This is three months that I was out of work recuperating,” he said.

“My losses and everything is about $7 000. I also had to borrow money at that point in time to get my injuries dealt with because of not being able to work I could not pay the dentist, I could not pay the doctors for my finger and the injuries to my head.”

Grosvernor told the court he had been seriously injured in the incident.

“I have a dislocated finger up to now I still cannot straighten. I had 13 stitches to my head and my gums and my teeth were pushed back and I had to get them realigned by a dentist. My mouth was closed for approximately three to six weeks,” he revealed.

The convicted man told Justice Greaves he would be able to pay compensation as he had been offered a job opportunity at a construction company and was also in the process of licensing his farm.

“Mr Moore you have to raise at least $7 000 to pay the man so bring some money and don’t go and rob nobody or anything like that. You have to pay this man compensation regardless of what order I make.

“So you are going to need about $7 000. Get some kind of help and get it close in case I go in that direction. If you are going to save yourself from any jail you are going to need some money,” Justice Greaves told him.

The matter was initially set down for sentencing today by Senior Crown Counsel Rudolph Burnett who informed the court he had not yet received the convicted man’s pre-sentencing report.

Justice Greaves adjourned the matter until January 28, 2022, when Moore will be sentenced.