A Lowmans Windward woman has been charged over the alleged abuse of an 8-year-old boy who was left with marks about his body after being beaten.
Mavis Cockburn, a 45-year-old domestic appeared before the Kingstown Magistrate’s Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
She charged that between May 1 and Sept. 19, 2024, having custody of the minor, she willfully assaulted him in a manner causing unnecessary injury to his health.
Cockburn is also alleged to have assaulted the minor by “beating him with a piece of board and belt about the body,” causing actual bodily harm.
The offences were allegedly committed at Lowmans Windward.
Cockburn appeared before the Kingstown Magistrate Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
She was granted EC$2,000 bail with one surety.
Cockburn was also ordered to have no contact with the complainant and to report to the Biabou Police Station every Wednesday between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
The matter was adjourned and transferred to the Family Court for Wednesday.
She is doing what the government and many SVG nationals are not doing. I haven’t seen the reason given why she had to discipline the youth so many times. That is important here.
Don’t give a one sided story. Was he disrespectful and disobeyed her commands. Many of us got those same belting at school. We were still alive and passed on the disciplinary issue to several generations. Today that gone and killing and other crimes are rampant because of the absence of discipline. If she’s found guilty, then she should throw him out of her home.
Palmer there is a saying that goes like this.”It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought of as a FOOL than to open your mouth and erase all doubts.You are so daft that you don’t even know the difference bxt discipline and child abuse.Heaven help us all.
There is discipline and there is abuse. This is not the age when parents thought it was okay to ‘ discipline’ with a cable wire. Those marks on the skin are not discpline, those are marks of the adult losing control while beating the child and this constitute abuse. Why they have to hit like this…they think the child was feeling the licks?This is how they can end up killing a child!!
Parent need to inderstand that if elements are broken in the home…msyhem prevails. Responsibility, love, affection, safety and trust all affect authority.