A San Francique man was granted bail for $70,000 when he appeared before a Siparia Magistrate via video conferencing this week, charged with Assault by Beating and two counts of Cruelty to a Child.
Avanash Ragoo, 42, of Chickorie Trace, San Francique, was granted bail, when he appeared before Magistrate Margaret Alert, on Wednesday.
The matter was adjourned to Wednesday 29th April 2020.
According to police reports, the victims, one adult female and two female minors reported to police that on Friday 27th March 2020 they got into a heated altercation with the accused, during which he physically assaulted them.
Investigations were conducted into the incident by officers of the Gender-Based Violence Unit (GBVU), South Western Division, and supervised by W/ASP Guy-Alleyne, Insp. (Ag.) Stanley and Sgt. Aroon. Ragoo was arrested and charged with the offences on Saturday 28th March 2020 by PC Francis, of the GBVU-SWD.