A 39-year-old self-employed electrician is due to appear at the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ Court today for slapping a student in an incident captured on camera.
He was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm yesterday.
Nigel Bournes, of Pelican Extension, Morvant, was charged after police investigated the incident where the minor was allegedly assaulted on his way home after school.
According to police reports around 2.35 pm on May 16, a 16-year-old male student was awaiting transportation to go home along the Lady Young Road, Morvant, when he was accosted by a male assailant.
The man allegedly grabbed the victim, who was then dealt several blows about his body.
An investigation was conducted into the incident by W/Ag Sgt Solomon, which resulted in the arrest of a male suspect.
The investigation was co-ordinated by Snr Supt Winston Maharaj, Supt Ramjohn and supervised by ASP Pariman.
