Child Abuse Case Dismissed After Three Years

3

After a three-year legal battle, a couple accused of child endangerment has had their case dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

 

The charges stemmed from an incident in 2020, where they were accused of severely beating their son.

 

The trial, which commenced in October 2021, included testimony from the child detailing the alleged abuse.

 

However, other witnesses, including the police, failed to provide satisfactory testimonies regarding the accusations.

 

Last month, the prosecution closed its case, prompting the defense to make a no case submission.

 

Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh upheld the submission, resulting in the married couple’s release.

Advertise with the mоѕt vіѕіtеd nеwѕ ѕіtе іn Antigua!
We offer fully customizable and flexible digital marketing packages.
Contact us at [email protected]

3 COMMENTS

  1. We can only hope that this family come together and develop a better loving relationship between themselves, because there are no best case scenario here with this matter.

    They are all three years older since the incident, and we just hope that they use the time to assess their lives(each one) and move forward with better understanding of how to act and behave within the confines of a loving nurturing family.

    Hope these two parents and the child will read this and know that better can be had for their lives. It pains me to see families get destroyed. God bless.

Comments are closed.