Wife struck with vodka bottle

Tamar Johnson, 37, walked out the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court yesterday seemingly shocked that a magistrate had ordered her husband, Roland Dillon,45, to stay 500 meters from her. Dillon, of Simpson Brown Terrace, Cocoyea Village, San Fernando, appeared before Senior Magistrate Nanette Forde-John in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court. He was arrested on Friday. Forde-John read a charge to Dillon, that on Friday, at about 3pm, he maliciously wounded Johnson at their home. The charge was laid indictably, but court police prosecutor, PC Cleyon Seedan, recommended a summary trial.

Dillion was asked by Forde-John how he pleaded and he answered, “Not Guilty!” The charge was laid by Corporal Shannon Ali of the Mon Repos Police Station.

Johnson stood on the other side of the courtroom during the hearing, with a bandage across the left eyelid.

Forde-John granted Dillion bail in the sum of $40,000, but warned him that he is not to go to the matrimonial home. The accused man was further warned by the magistrate, that he must not even write letters to Johnson, try to telephone her, or attempt to make contact via any social network such as text messages, emails and Whatsapp.

The magistrate ordered Dillon to report every day to the Mon Repos Police Station.

When the matter was adjourned and Dillion was taken back into the prisoners’ holding bay downstairs, Johnson sat in the lobby and waited for Seedan to emerge from the courtroom.

She complained to him that she had hoped to tell the magistrate that she no longer wanted to pursue the case.

Johnson then told the Newsday outside the court that her children are ages six, five and four.

“He is my husband and if he goes to jail, I need him to pay our rent and mind we children. If he go to jail, what would be my position?” Johnson asked.

The woman said that when next the case is called on December 30, she plans to tell the magistrate that she would not give evidence.