By Sue-Ann Wayow
FOUR persons who allegedly attacked a woman last week have been charged with attempted murder.
The woman is related to three of the four persons arrested.
They got bail after appearing virtually at an emergency hearing held on Tuesday morning before Magistrate Sarah De Silva of the Sangre Grande Magistrates’ Court, a media release from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) stated.
Dicke Ragbarsingh, 66, Sasha Ragbarsingh, 35, and a 17-year-old female relative were charged.
They were not called upon to plea and were granted bail in the sum of $200,000 with a surety.
They were ordered to have no communication or physical interaction with the victim and must stay at least 100 feet away from her.
They also must report to the Cunupia Police Station between the hours of 6 am and 6 pm every day.
Michael Junior Wint, 41, was also charged with attempted murder and additional charges of obscene language, obstruction, and resisting arrest.
He was granted bail in the sum of $245,000 with a surety to cover all charges.
He was ordered to have no verbal or physical communication with the victim and must stay at least 100 feet away from her. He also must report to the Cunupia Police Station on specific days of the week between the hours of 6 am and 6 pm.
The matter was adjourned to January 10, 2023.
The charges were laid by PC Hassanali of the Cunupia Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on December 23 following an incident that occurred on December 19 along Southern Main Road, Cunupia.
According to a police report, around 11. 45 pm, two female relatives allegedly had a verbal altercation that became physical.
A teenage female relative along with a 41-year-old male relative allegedly armed with cutlasses walked over to where the women were and allegedly began attacking one of them which resulted in the woman receiving several chops about her body.
During the incident, a 66-year-old male relative also allegedly started attacking the woman.
An ambulance was called, and she was taken to the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex.
Officers responded and while attempting to arrest the two female relatives involved, they were allegedly confronted by the 41-year-old man who allegedly began shouting obscenities at them.
When officers attempted to arrest him as well, he allegedly pulled away violently. He was eventually subdued and the three were taken to the Cunupia Police Station. The 66-year-old suspect was arrested the following day.
Investigations were supervised by Snr Supt Pierre, Insps Sylvan and Bisnath, and Sgt Howard with the assistance of officers of the Cunupia CID.
