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- Tafari Imojah Bucknor pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting Natasha Fraser.
- The alleged offence took place on August 15.
- Bucknor was granted $3 000 bail with a surety and must return to court on September 17.
A twenty-nine-year-old labourer has secured release on bail after appearing in court to answer an assault charge. Tafari Imojah Bucknor, a Jamaican national living at Skeetes Road, Bank Hall, St Michael, faced District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court No. 1 where he entered a not guilty plea regarding the unlawful assault of Natasha Fraser, which allegedly took place on August 15.
During the court proceedings, Prosecutor Sergeant Victoria Leacock raised no objections to bail, noting that the immigration permission granted to the accused remained valid. Bucknor received $3 000 bail with a surety attached and received orders to make his next court appearance on September 17.