Kitty Taxi Driver Released on Bail for Assaulting Wife

July 30 2025

A 30-year-old taxi driver was on Tuesday granted bail after being charged with allegedly assaulting his reputed wife.

Leslie Dey, of Lot 198 Thomas Street, Kitty, Georgetown, appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Faith McGusty at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, where he was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.

The charge alleges that on July 28, 2025, at Lot 66 Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, Dey assaulted his reputed wife, Devi Surijban, during a domestic dispute.

Initially, Dey pleaded guilty with an explanation. However, after hearing his account of the incident, the magistrate entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.

In his explanation to the court, Dey claimed that Surijban had armed herself with a chopper during an argument and approached him.

“It wasn’t supposed to reach this far. I tried to take away the chopper, and I hold her hands and she sink she nail in my hand, and I bite her hand and take away the blade and hide it,” the defendant told the court.

He was granted bail in the sum of $20,000, with the condition that he stays away from and has no contact with Surijban. The matter was adjourned to August 13, 2025.