A teenage mother accused of attacking a nurse at the Bustamante Hospital for Children was fined $20,000 when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s court on Thursday.
Charged with assault occasioning bodily harm is 18-year-old Peta-Gay Dean of a Kingston address.
Allegations are that the accused woman was feeding her baby when a nurse accidentally pushed a crib that hit the baby.
It is alleged that the accused woman pushed back the crib.
During an altercation reports are that the accused woman hit and kicked the nurse.
Attorney representing Dean, Shane Williams told the court that his client initial mind set at the time was to defend her son.
But Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey told the court that, “there has been a spate of attack on nurses. We have to demonstrate how we feel about it”
“Nobody should beat up nurse,” Pusey said.
“When we fall down and get cut, a nurse, nurse can’t eat Sunday dinner because nurse affi a dress cut.”
Source: Jamaica observer
