A magistrate has sentenced a 26-year-old man to three years in jail who assaulted his girlfriend after accusing her of having sex in the office of a senior government official last month.
Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett handed down the sentence, after hearing that woman had to be rushed to the emergency department of the hospital on November 30.
The court heard it was the third such beating in four days.
The accused had been in custody since he pleaded guilty, on December 3, to the charge of assault occasioning bodily harm, stemming from the incident.
The Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) is withholding the name of the man and his 26-year-old girlfriend, who live in south-western St. Vincent, in the interest of the abused woman and her children, who are now receiving support from the Social Services.
At the sentencing hearing, the woman told the court she and the man have been together for three years and have three children including twins, who will be three years old next month.
She told the court that while the abuse started some time ago, she never believed her boyfriend would have gotten so aggressive over simple things.
She said she was beaten by the man on November 26 when he accused her of being in a sexual relationship with their neighbour and even though he said he would not do it again, he did so three days later.
On November 30, the man beat her so severe after she had gone to the office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture in search of a job that she had to be taken to hospital.
The boyfriend had accused her of having sex with the senior government official and even searched her underwear.
The man was arrested at the hospital and charged.
The woman told the court that because of the beating, she did not get a chance to take up the job and even though the children have been asking for their father.
She said since the last incident she has been receiving counselling and assistance from the government.
Even though the man told the court he was “sorry” over the incident, Senior Magistrate Burnett said “the sentence of this court is three years in prison”.
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Hopefully her EX boyfriend. Wake up ladies, the first blow must be the last. Be safe.
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