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Pregnant woman on bail for illegal ammunition

May 08, 2015 Court Stories, Features / Columnists, News

Magistrate Ann Mc Lennan released a mother of six on $75,000 bail on Wednesday after she was charged for possession of illegal ammunition.
Ann Maria Bowen, of 111 Mile, Mahdia, Potaro, is accused of having four live rounds of .38 ammunition in her possession, on May 4, at Konawaruk Landing, without being the holder of a firearm licence.
Bowen, who is two months pregnant, pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read to her at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts.
Her attorney, Glenn Hanoman, told the court that the ammunition could have belonged to someone else.  He said that at the time of the search, his client was on a bus. The lawyer added too, that a search was conducted on a bag the woman was carrying and the ammunition was found along with a quantity of male clothing. He asked the magistrate to release his client on reasonable bail because it is a small quantity of ammunition.
He stated that Bowen is a reputable businesswoman who has six children to take care of, while pointing out that she has no intentions of fleeing.
However, Police Prosecutor, Corporal Deniro Jones, contradicted counsel’s submission. He argued that the ammunition was found in the woman’s hand. He pointed out that the special reasons advanced by the lawyer should be granted to the offence, instead of the offender.
Jones objected to bail citing the gravity and penalty attached to the offence should the defendant be convicted.
This matter will be called again on July 13, at the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court.

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