Oct 22, 2009
Man Slaps Woman In Courthouse; Gets Three Months In Prison
A man who slapped a woman in her face (after she refused his advances) in the corridor of the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, is now serving three months in prison, after he opted to serve the time instead of paying the $50,000 fine.
25 year old Donovan Walters, of Mud Town in Papine, was hauled into the courtroom by a police officer who witnessed him assaulting the woman. The woman was reportedly sitting in the passage area of the court offices, when Walters approached her and started making sexually suggestive comments to her. When she responded with indecent language, Walters hit her in the face.
Walters admitted in court that he hit her in the face, and pleaded guilty to a charge of assault. He was immediately fined the sum of $50,000 or three months in prison, and Walters simply told the court that he was willing to serve the sentence rather than pay the hefty fine.
Notably, Walters was at the courthouse yesterday to answer to a charge of malicious destruction of property when the incident happened. Ironically, he had been given bail for that case.