The case of a partner draw gone wrong caused amusement in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday when a torn b****iere and a blouse were presented as evidence in the matter.

The matter was a cross case involving two accused, Joan Currie, charged with malicious destruction of property and Dexter Williams, charged with assault occasioning bodily harm.

Currie later told the court that her b****iere cost $500 and her blouse cost $1,800 which amused the court, especially the women who were in attendance.

Laughter continued in the court after the complainant then removed the damaged b****iere and blouse from her bag and displayed them as evidence to the court.

Resident Magistrate Georgiana Fraser later ordered for the complainant to receive compensation for the damage caused to her clothes which led Currie to pay over $1,500 to the complainant.

However, Williams had asked for additional time to pay as he did not have any money at the time.

Both the accused and the complainant are expected to return to court today when more money is expected to be paid over to the complainant.

reluctant to pay

The court was informed by Currie that leading up to the day of the incident, the complainant had owed her $1,000 to complete a partner draw, which she was reluctant to pay.

Furthermore, Currie told the court that she had made arrangements with the complainant for the money to be paid several times before and she always seemed to be avoiding the repayment.

On the day of the incident, Currie told the court that she had confronted the complainant again about the repayment of the money when the complainant became boisterous and began to use expletives at her.

Currie then explained to the court that the complainant pushed her while she had her baby in her hand and in defending herself, she held on to the complainant's blouse firmly, causing it to tear exposing her b****iere.

On the other hand, the complainant denied owing Currie any money at all when she told the court that the partner had ended prematurely and Currie demanded her to pay a banker's fee regardless, and which she refused.

The complainant also told the court that Williams who is Currie's 'babyfada' had hit her during the incident as he later became involved in the dispute.