Fairhall woman charged in acid burning case
As Rhonda Ashton exited the Serious Offences Court on Wednesday, she said, âAlyuh think I âfraid that?â, as reporters took her photograph.{{more}}
Ashton, a resident of Fairhall, was charged with unlawfully and maliciously causing grievous bodily harm to Walwyn Allen, a steel bender, also of the same address.
It is alleged that on July 27, at about midnight, while he was asleep at home, he was doused with a mixture of acid, pepper and hot water.
Prosecutor at the court Inspector Adolphus Delpesche objected to Ashtonâs bail on the grounds that Allen is still a patient at the male surgical ward of the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital.
He said the victim is still being closely monitored by doctors and has to undergo a procedure on his left eye. The victim was without vision in the left eye as a result of the alleged incident.
Chief Magistrate Sonya Young remanded Ashton in custody until August 14, at which time a report will be submitted on the victimâs condition. (KW)
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