Spanish City Mayor Norman Scott has been charged with assault occasioning precise bodily hurt and malicious destruction of property following an incident at a St Elizabeth polling station on basic election day, September 3.
The 66-year-old, who was contesting the South East St Elizabeth seat for the Individuals’s Nationwide Get together (PNP), reportedly stayed past the allotted time on the polling station round noon. In line with the Black River Police, when an election agent tried to tell Scott that his time was up, a commotion ensued. One other agent reportedly intervened to de-escalate the scenario and was struck within the face by Scott earlier than the mayor’s safety element eliminated him from the premises.
A report was subsequently made to police, who launched an investigation. Summonses for the offences have been formally served on Scott at the moment. He’s scheduled to look within the St Elizabeth Parish Court docket on Monday, October 13.
