Carpenter jailed for threatening reputed wife

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A man was on Friday last sentenced by acting Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry for threatening to kill his reputed wife.

Outar Harriprashad, 36, a carpenter of Caneville, Grove, East Bank Demerara, appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to the charge of threatening language.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, which stated that on April 17 in Georgetown, he made use of threatening language to the virtual complainant (VC), Sohodra Bharat, causing a breach of the peace to be occasioned.

Prosecutor Denise Booker stated that the VC and the defendant are reputed husband and wife for the past 12 years and whenever the defendant is under the influence of alcohol, he would abuse her. On the day in question, at about 10:30h, the couple went to the Human Services and Social Security Ministry to be counselled but could not have met with the officer.

Around 13:00h when the couple left the ministry, the defendant told the VC that he will kill her when they go home.

Harriprashad was unrepresented and apologised to the court stating, “Your worship it wont happen again”. The man said that he was “in passion” but he later apologised to his wife and she forgave him.

The magistrate, in her ruling, took into consideration all the mitigating and aggravating factors before sentencing the man to seven days imprisonment.

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