Family in dispute

A mother and son are before the court on separate charges involving the same complainant.

Cherrie Ann Elizabeth Watkins, a 40-year-old nail technician and her son Jaheim Elijah Watkins-Johnson, 18 appeared before Magistrate Manila Renee today .

Watkins is accused of using the threatening words “I hate you. I gine juck you and beat you till you dead. I don’t give a f**k about de police or de law. I gine kill you. You is a wicked dog and is no friend,” towards Kathy Ann Grant with intent to cause her to believe immediate violence will be used against her.

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge which is alleged to have occurred on December 30, last year.

Watkins-Johnson meanwhile, is accused of threatening and assaulting Grant on the same day causing her actual bodily harm.

He is alleged to have said, within the complainant’s hearing, “De next time I gine shoot you in your ra****le head with my gun and I ain’t frighten for the f***ing police cause you wicked as ra****le. It would not be a rock, it would be my gun.”

The teenager, a waiter, pleaded not guilty to both charges before Magistrate Renee.

There was no objection to bail from Station Sergeant Vernon Waithe and Watkins-Johnson was granted bail after his surety was accepted for the sum of $2 500.

His mother was also granted bail in the sum of $750 with one surety.

The two, who are represented by attorney-at-law Kamisha Benjamin, are scheduled to reappear at the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court located at Cane Garden on October 19.

They have been warned by the magistrate to stay away from the complainant until the matters are adjudicated before the court.

“See her and don’t see her,” Renee advised.