An elderly woman cried out in San Fernando Magistrates Court yesterday when she saw the man who allegedly struck her in the eye with a bottle. Rosina Singh, 62, "jumped" when she saw the accused, Steve Bramble, after she was asked, during her evidence, to look around the courtroom and point out the man who allegedly attacked her if she saw him. Singh, who was seated on a chair next to the notetaker, yelled and began panting as she placed her hand on her chest.
The handcuffed accused, who was seated in front the holding bay, slid to the end of the bench further away from her. Singh, who wore dark shades, was the first witness called to testify in the preliminary inquiry against Bramble in the San Fernando First Criminal Court. Deputy Chief Magistrate Rajendra Rambachan asked her: "Ma'am are you okay?" and inquired whether she was experiencing chest pains.
However, the woman indicated she was okay and could proceed with her evidence. Bramble is charged with assault, occasioning grievously bodily harm. It is alleged on October 20, 2011 Singh was at her Ste Madeleine home when he pelted her with a bottle, injuring her right eye. Her daughter, Efimia Edwards, also testified. The matter was adjourned to March 27.
