A 23-year-old female school teacher told the Serious Offences Court on Monday that she did not want to proceed against her 27-year-old common-law husband, who was charged with wounding her.
When Senior Prosecutor Adolphus Delpleche asked the woman what was the nature of the incident, she explained that her common-law husband stabbed her in the face and other parts of the body.
Chief Magistrate Rechanne Browne told the defendant he could count himself lucky that the victim had indicated that she did not want to proceed.
The Magistrate described the act committed against the young lady as vicious and wicked.
“What if you had punctured her heart?” she asked the defendant.
“That’s not how you treat a woman, and I don’t care about the circumstance. There is no circumstance that can trigger that. I am very, very disappointed with your behaviour,” Browne added.
We were informed that the man was in the habit of physically abusing the woman, and she had made previous reports to the police.
We also understands that he had a previous charge in a rural Court in relation to another incident involving the woman, but she had also indicated to the Court on that occasion that she did not want to proceed against him.
The couple, it is understood, is still together despite all this.
Source (The Vincentian)
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She should be locked up for wasting the courts time by failing to die.
When there is clear evidence as there is in this case it should not be her choice if the case continues or not, the case should proceed and new charges be added against her as well.
You know when one passes, they die with their eyes open. Maybe that’s what she’s waiting for. By that time it would be too late. Young women need to look for a real men when they are dating not little boys.
She is a perfect example of why domestic abuse in svg is still rampant and leads to death of some women
PSA TO OUR WOMEN! you are doing yourselves a disservice by NOT pressing charges against your abuser.
It never really cease to amaze me how blind love can be …well, whether there’s really any ‘LOVE’ at all in this case. Then again, it is the duly responsibility of the court authorities to investigate and determine whether this young lady is in any way affected by any form of fear as it relates to this young man. Any existing evidence of this could result in the young lady becoming an irrational person and her ability to make proper decisions and judgement could be clouded. This is a clear case where this young lady’s actions or inactions could eventually one day, turn out to be detrimental to her and result in her being the architect of her own demise.
This is so frustrating. There are many women who move forward and press charges against their abusers and there are many like this women who have used resources that could have benefitted another woman.
Domestic violence is a serious issue in SVG. It must be stamped out. The public service needs to consider moving this lady from education. What message is she sending to the young minds of SVG? Who can she educate when her knowledge cannot impart sufficient wisdom and strength to leave the man who will eventually kill her! It is not revictimizing the victim but being prudent.