Steel Bender Charged with Wounding

On August 7, 2025, police arrested and charged Javorn Clasp, a 25-year-old steel bender of Sion Hill, with the offence of wounding.

Investigations revealed that Clasp allegedly and unlawfully wounded a 53-year-old operator of Queen’s Drive/Jamaica by stabbing him on the nose with an unknown object. The incident occurred on July 4, 2025, at Lower Bay Street, Kingstown.

Clasp appeared before the Chateaubelair Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded not guilty to the charge. His station bail conditions remain in place, and he was ordered to report to the Central Police Station every Friday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. The court also ordered him to have no contact with the virtual complainant.

The matter was adjourned and transferred to the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court for hearing on September 24, 2025