A 53-year-old man who admitted to wounding his spouse because she came home late and did not cook dinner was sent home from the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court with a stern warning.

Charged with unlawful wounding is Keith Wellington.

Misunderstanding

Wellington pleaded guilty to the charge, but said the incident stemmed from a misunderstanding. He told the court that the complainant came home late and did not tell him why. He added that she did not provide dinner for him and their children, and when he asked her about it, she "flared up". The complainant's hands were wounded by a figurine, which was thrown at her.

Senior Resident Magistrate Glen Brown asked the accused why he did not prepare the food himself. The judge also told the accused to stop treating the complainant like she was his child and to start acknowledging the fact that she is an adult. He also reminded the accused that slavery was abolished long ago.

The accused was told to apologise to the complainant and to assure her and the court that such an incident would never happen again.