We’ve all heard of spare the rod and spoil the child, but what about
use the belt and pay a fine!? That’s what happened to a father who has
been fined for beating his son with a belt! 21 year old Cornel Gomez, a resident
of #123 Neal’s Pen Road bat his 4 year old step son with a belt and he
was charged for harm for it.
He appeared in Magistrate’s Court today where he pleaded guilty to harm
and Magistrate Kathleen Lewis fined him one thousand dollars. He has until March
31st to pay. If he doesn’t pay, he will serve six months in jail. In passing
sentence, the Magistrate said that it is not that parents should not discipline
their children; they should, but they should not go over the limit.
The incident happened on Thursday January 7th at Gomez’s residence. 35
year old Sandy Smith – who is the common law wife of the accused and mother
of the child – reported to police that Gomez beat her son because he told
her son not to bite his lip and the child continued to do it. A paediatrician
later found that there were bruises and lacerations to his buttocks and back
which were classified as harm.
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