Wetting for weeping Ian Alleyne

Contacted for comment, Alleyne claimed that he does not at Rivulet Road in Couva. As fate would have it, while Alleyne was in Couva watching Court Marshals load his personal belongings onto a flat-bed truck, his name was being called in the Chaguanas Magistrates Court in an ongoing matter involving his former crime watch co-host Inspector Roger Alexander, who is now a co-host on the Beyond The Tape show on TV6.

When Alleyne failed to appear in court, a warrant was issued for his arrest but subsequently recalled when he appeared later in the morning. Yesterday, in the presence of Sammy and his son and under the watchful eyes of armed police officers, workmen packed household appliances of value including a fridge and stove, electronics and gym equipment onto trucks. Alleyne’s attorney Gerald Ramdeen said an offer was made to the Sammys before yesterday’s levy.

“Upon arrival at the premises of Mr Alleyne, an offer was made to Mr Shaun Sammy to liquidate or make arrangements to liquidate the debt that was owing at that time but it was indicated that was not an offer that Mr Sammy was willing to accept as he had come there armed with the officials from the High Court together with a bailiff in order to remove belongings of Mr Alleyne. When all attempts failed at trying to resolve the matter, without having to embark upon the execution (of the levy), the Marshals entered the premises and Mr Sammy pointed out items he considered for execution and those items were levied upon and removed from the premises of Mr Alleyne,” Ramdeen said.

Alleyne told Newsday that action at his home was meant to embarrass him and “prove a point” while noting he “just happened to spend the night” at the house since he and his family do not live at Rivulet Road. Alleyne said attorney Om Lalla, “once my best friend”, is representing the Sammys who took him to court in 2014 following statements made on his then Crime Watch programme which was aired on the cable network CNC3. When Alleyne failed to put in a defence, judgement was given to the Sammys and costs ordered to be assessed. The businessmen also secured an injunction against Alleyne which restrained him from speaking, broadcasting, publishing or uttering anything in relation to Sammy, who at the time, was before the magistrates’ court on a driving under the influence charge.

Sammy had pleaded guilty and was given a conditional discharge and placed on a bond to keep the peace for three years. Sammy was represented by Lalla, Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC and Dereck Balliram.

Alleyne was ordered to pay $630,000 in damages to Sammy and his son Shaun as well as the company Junior Sammy Contractors Ltd for defamation. The award was granted by High Court Master Marissa Robertson after her assessment of the damages to be awarded to the Sammys.

He was also ordered to pay costs which reached $734,000. Further speaking to Newsday yesterday, Alleyne has since severed ties with CNC3 and now is in the process of building his own studio. He said his eight-year-old son Israel Ian Alleyne and wife Miranda Lorna Alleyne were all left traumatized while he was humiliated. “After all, I am only human,” he said. “My son was asleep and woke up to see police with guns.” The court case involving Insp Alexander was adjourned to May 2017.