Prison officer charged with malicious wounding

A prison officer was arrested on Saturday night and charged with malicious wounding. Reports revealed that around 6.10 pm on Saturday, the prison officer was at his Bon Air, Arouca, home, when he heard a crashing sound on his louvre pane. He made a check and discovered the pane broken and a football in his yard. The officer reportedly had an argument with a 25-year-old man who was later chopped in the left leg.The bleeding man was rushed to the Arima Hospital where he was treated and discharged. PC Rampersad of the Arouca Police Station carried out inquiries and arrested the prison officer. He was granted bail in the sum of $10,000 and will appear before an Arima magistrate today.