By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was ordered to pay $3,000 in compensation and bound to keep the peace for one year yesterday after admitting to stabbing his brother during a fight.
Corey Hepburn, 30, faced Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on a charge of grievous harm.
On September 19, Hepburn got into a fight with his brother, Akeem Coakley, which resulted in Coakley being stabbed in their kitchen. This resulted in the complainant suffering a punctured abdomen.
In court, Hepburn pleaded guilty with explanation to the charge and took responsibility for his actions. After accepting the facts in his case, the accused said he was fighting with his brother over a power cord and as the fight escalated in the kitchen, he accidentally grabbed a knife and stabbed Coakley in self-defence.
An emotional Hepburn told the court that he has a good relationship with his brother and never meant to hurt him. Before convicting him for the offence the magistrate noted that he could have killed his brother.
As part of his conditional discharge, Hepburn was ordered to compensate his brother $3,000 or risk eight months in prison. He was further bound to keep the peace for one year or in default, pay a $1000 fine or face another eight-month prison sentence.
Hepburn is expected to pay a portion of his fine before his release with subsequent $200 weekly payments until he completes the balance.
Hepburn is to return to court for a report on December 6.
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