Woman sentenced for creating public mischief

A woman who told the police a lie that her boyfriend had beaten and threatened her was yesterday sentenced for creating public mischief.

The woman, Jodian Lewis, 21, hung her head in shame while being sentenced in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court.

"It will take more than two years for you to forgive yourself for the pain and suffering that you have caused the father of your child. You will have to explain to that child why you have been this cruel to her father," Resident Magistrate Simone Wolfe-Reece told Lewis.

The RM said that her boyfriend, Jason Tracey, could have been hurt after being placed in jail with violent criminals. She then sentenced Lewis to two years probation.

disagreement

The court learnt that the mother of one who resides in Waterford, St Catherine, had a disagreement with the father of her child in December.

She subsequently went to the Waterford police station and reported that he had beaten and pointed a gun at her.

After giving a statement, the man was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and assault at common-law. She later changed her story in court and admitted that she had lied about the incident.

Lewis who was subsequently charged with creating public mischief pleaded guilty when she appeared in court.