Complainant drops wounding case against St Peter quartet

A five-year-old criminal case against four St Peter men, accused of wounding another, was dismissed by the High Court on Monday after the complainant opted not to give evidence.

“I am not proceeding no more with the case no more, sir,” Mark Scantlebury told Justice Carlisle Greaves during a virtual sitting of the No. 3 Supreme Court. He also said that he had not been threatened or forced to make the decision.

Javan Kadeem Boyce of Bovell Road, Queen Street, Speightstown; Mario Sheldon Burnett and Damien Dion Burnett, both of Mango Lane, Speightstown; and Andrew Jamal Brome of Six Mens had been facing a two-count indictment before the High Court.

They were accused of the October 26, 2016 charges of unlawfully wounding Scantlebury with intent to maim, disfigure or disable him or to do some serious bodily harm to him as well as unlawfully and maliciously wounding him.

Senior Crown Counsel Neville Watson said given the statement of the complainant the prosecution was not proceeding with the case.

Justice Greaves advised the men to “take this opportunity to live in peace”.

They were represented by attorney-at-law Harry Husbands while Scantlebury had Rasheed Belgrave as his legal counsel.