A 25-year-old man who allegedly punched a policeman in the face, breaking the officer’s nose, at the San Fernando Police Station after he was arrested on narcotic offences has been granted $45,000 bail.
Kerry Perrot was granted a cash bail alternative of $15,000 by Senior Magistrate Nannette Forde-John when he appeared on three charges, including assaulting PC Lee Lum in the execution of his duties causing actual bodily harm, possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of marijuana.
It is alleged that the police found 15.5 grammes of cocaine and 3.5 grammes of marijuana in Perrot’s possession when they stopped a vehicle in which he was an occupant along King’s Wharf, San Fernando on Saturday.
It is further alleged that when the police took him to the station and was about to place him in a cell he cuffed PC Lee Lum in the face and broke his nose. The officer sought medical treatment at the nearby San Fernando General Hospital and was subsequently discharged.
He was not in court yesterday. Perrot pleaded not guilty to the charges laid by acting Cpl Nanan and PC Maharaj. Prosecutor Cleyon Seedan asked that Perrot be remanded into custody to give the police an opportunity to conduct a fingerprint trace to determine whether he had a criminal record.
The magistrate, however, granted bail and transferred the matter to the Sixth Court. The next date of hearing is May 1.
In another matter in the Fifth Court, Magistrate Kerianne Byer found Debe resident Teeluckdharry Bridgelal, 50, guilty of maliciously damaging his brother’s vehicle with a pickaxe in September 2012. Bridgelal who was charged by PC Matloo claimed he already paid his brother $40,000 in compensation. The magistrate ordered Bridgelal to attend anger management sessions for six months. She also ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine in two months or serve one year in jail.