Labourer jailed for one month after beating wife

A 32-year-old labourer was sentenced to one-month imprisonment after he admitted to beating his wife last week in Essequibo.

Kevin Roberts of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.
He was charged with assaulting his wife, Annalisa Francis, on Sunday, March 9, at Queenstown, Essequibo Coast.

The charge was laid under Section (21) of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, Chapter 8:02.

The sentence was handed down after Roberts pleaded guilty to the charge.