Mum refuses to sign son’s bail

A man’s pleas for his mother to sign bail for him fell on deaf ears on Thursday.

When Ian Antonio Babb returned to the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, the 43-year-old resident of Hurley’s Land, Fairfield, St Michael was expecting that he would be going home.

The day before, Magistrate Bernadeth John granted him bail of $2 500 on charges related to offences against police. However, with no surety present, he was remanded to Dodds overnight and had assured the court that someone would be in court on Thursday to act as surety.

However, while his mother was present, she told the magistrate she would not be taking the responsibility of ensuring he turned up for court as “he needs help”.

“Mummy, you are not going to sign for me? So you gine let me go to jail?” Babb asked as his mother decided not to be his surety.

His bail was withdrawn and he was remanded into custody.

He is to return to court on November 16.

Babb is accused of assaulting Police Constables Shakeel Nicholls and Derick Boyce in the execution of their duties and resisting Nicholls on October 16, 2023.

It is also alleged that he used the threatening words ‘I ain’t afraid of no police. I would stab and kill wunna. If wunna bad, come and take the knife and let me stab one of wunna’ towards Nicholls and Vivian Alleyne’, and they were likely to believe that unlawful violence would be used against them.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges.