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Man refuses to press charges against his friend who left him blind
Thursday, 03 December 2009

A man who was blinded by his friend during a domestic dispute, on Thursday drew the ire of a Magistrate when he insisted that he did not want to press charges, despite the seriousness of the injuries.

Claude Pryce told Magistrate Georgiana Fraser that he did not want to pursue the case against his friend, Arthur McTaggart, 32.

Mr. Pryce whose eyes were gouged out by Mr. McTaggart told Magistrate Fraser that he wanted to end the matter and move on.

But the Magistrate would have none of it and told him that he has to attend court to give testimony.

Mr. Pryce shot back that he has the "constitutional right" not to pursue the case, but the Magistrate warned him that she will not hesitate to issue a warrant for his arrest if he refuses to attend court to give testimony.

Mr. Pryce, who wore a pair of dark glasses, was led into court with the assistance of a relative.

He was told to return to court on December 10 when the preliminary enquiry into the incident should start.

Mr. McTaggart is charged with unlawful wounding and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.

It is reported that on November 22, both men who lived together at Calabar Mews were involved in a fight during which, Mr. McTaggart gouged out the eyes of his room mate who he also pepper sprayed.

Mr. McTaggart then went to the Constant Spring Police Station to report the matter.

The injured man was taken to hospital where he was admitted.

The police decided to press charges despite Mr. Pryce's wishes.

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Butt out! - Man blinded by gay lover tells court


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<span style="font-weight: bold">Butt out</span>! - Man blinded by gay lover tells court

Tanesha Mundle

Friday, December 04, 2009



THE homosexual man, whose eyes were gouged out by his lover last month, yesterday pleaded in vain with the court to discontinue legal proceedings against his companion Arthur McTaggart, who is facing charges of unlawful wounding and assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.

But pleas by the complainant, Claude Pryce, fell on deaf ears as the 32-year-old accused was remanded in custody and is to return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court for a preliminary enquiry on December 10.

According to the police, the two were involved in a fight at their Calabar Mews, St Andrew, apartment on November 22 when the accused used his fingers to gouge out the complainant's eyes.

The fight was reportedly as a result of the complainant's failure to sleep at the house on the previous night.

Pryce was admitted for surgery at the University Hospital of the West Indies while McTaggart turned himself in at the Half-Way-Tree Police Station.

However, when the matter was brought up before Resident Magistrate Georgianna Fraser yesterday, Pryce -- who had on sunglasses and a scarf tied around his head -- tried his best to have the court throw out the case.

&quot;Your Honour, I wish not to press charges,&quot; said Pryce, who was led into the court by his mother.

&quot;Well, sir, you should have thought about that before you instigated legal proceeding, you can't just waste the court's time,&quot; RM Fraser said.

But the complainant answered saying, &quot;I never instigated any charges against him, he gave himself in.&quot;

&quot;Your Honour, is it not my right to decide whether or not I want to press charges?&quot; asked Pryce, who was reportedly treated at the said hospital for a gunshot wound to his buttocks close to two months ago and created a stir when medical personnel had to remove a 'G-string' underwear in order to treat the wound.

But the judge told him that there were some cases that the law had a vested interest in, and that his case was a serious one that the law had to pursue.

The complainant, who seemed very dejected, then shook his head repeatedly as he made his way out of the courtroom with the assistance of his mother

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Re: Butt out! - Man blinded by gay lover tells court

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Re: Butt out! - Man blinded by gay lover tells court

Is the politicians fault that now that poor man cannot see