Charah Watson, and indeed all who are watching her case with Neto Meeks, will have to wait until December 6 for the matter to be heard again in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. An outstanding medical report was given as the reason for the postponement.

Watson and Meeks were both charged after an incident on September 28, which reportedly left both injured. Watson, a 23-year-old student, is facing a unlawful wounding charge, while Meeks has been charged with unlawful wounding, malicious destruction of property and possession of marijuana.

Several blows


The allegations are that on the day in question, a physical altercation develop-ed between the two. Meeks, it is alleged, was the aggressor. During the confrontation, Watson reportedly suffered several blows to the face and back, chop wounds to the forehead and bites all over her body and left eye. Meeks was reportedly bitten during the fight.

The malicious destruction charge arose out of allegations that Meeks destroyed Watson's bedroom door in an attempt to get to her after she had locked herself in.

Meeks' lawyer, Christopher Townsend, used the opportunity to tell the court that his client had been subjected to unnecessary public scrutiny and said he had already been tried by public opinion. He said Watson had spent the last two weeks playing up to the public and that Meeks had been receiving threats because of it. He asked Watson's lawyer, Valerie Neita Robertson, to "tell your client to stop." Neita Robertson, however, told the court that her client's actions were within reason and that she had everything under control.

Neither of Meeks' parents - Amina Blackwood-Meeks and Professor Brian Meeks was present, but a host of supporters gathered at the courthouse on Watson's behalf.

Both persons were ordered to give their fingerprints to the police and their bail was extended.