By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A WOMAN was granted bail on Friday after being accused of stabbing a police officer last week while he tried to break up a bar fight.
Senior Magistrate Anishka Isaacs arraigned 21-year-old Ashantee Burrows on a charge of grievous harm. Her co-accused, 31-year-old Frederick Heastie, was charged with aggravated assault.
Prosecutors said police responded to a disturbance outside the Secret Spot Bar on Charles Vincent Street on March 4. While Police Constable 4379 Varence was trying to de-escalate a physical altercation in a crowd, Heastie allegedly assaulted him. During the same incident, Burrows allegedly stabbed PC Varence in the left chest with a knife.
The officer was treated in the hospital and later discharged.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty. Burrows was granted $4,500 bail, while Heastie was granted $2,500 bail, each requiring one or two sureties.
As part of their bail conditions, they must sign in at the Grove Police Station every Tuesday by 7pm.
The trial is set for May 14. Assistant Superintendent of Police Bould prosecuted the case.
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