Got TIPS or BREAKING NEWS? Please call 1-284-442-8000 direct/can also WhatsApp same number or Email ALL news to:newsvino@outlook.com;                               ads call 1-284-440-6666

Bar fight: Man in court for kicking woman in lower back

- Leslie Lettsome claims he kicked Anastacia E. Penn because she hit him first; defendant also accuses Penn of holding his buttocks
Leslie Lettsome leaving court yesterday May 12, 2016. Photo: VINO
Anastacia E. Penn as she was leaving court. Photo: VINO
Anastacia E. Penn as she was leaving court. Photo: VINO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virtual Complainant in the Leslie Lettsome common assault complaint, Anastacia E. Penn yesterday May 12, 2016 told the Magistrate's Court that she was the victim of a brutal kick to the lower back by the defendant whom she said she lightly tapped on his shoulder.

The alleged altercation took place in Fat Hog's Bay, East End at a bar, where it is alleged that on July 18, 2015 Lettsome kicked Penn in her lower back, following which she made a report to the East End Police Station.

Lettsome, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, said that he acted in retaliation to a “hard hit” on the right shoulder that he allegedly received from Penn.

Taking the witness stand, Penn said that she knew the defendant for a number of years. She told the court that the two of them had a “friendship.”

Asked by Crown Prosecutor Annjel X. Flax-Solomon whether she saw the defendant in court yesterday, she first said, “I don't know. It look like him but I don't know.”

Trouble sleeping

According to Flax-Solomon, Penn was at Vernon Malone's bar in Fat Hogs Bay on July 18, 2015. She said that when she was about to leave the bar the defendant 'hailed' her. The court heard too that Penn gave the defendant a light tap on the shoulder and the defendant allegedly kicked Penn on the lower back.

The court heard that following the alleged kick, Penn went back to the bar area and sat down in pain and the bartender reportedly advised her to go to the police and make a report which she did.

Penn told the court that as a result of the events that unfolded on the day of July 18, 2015 she has had trouble sleeping.

The woman who appeared distraught broke down several times in the courtroom and had to be led outside to regain her composure.

Upon finding her voice again, Penn told the court, “I would like to tell the court that this individual continues to torment me and I need the matter to stop.”

Attorney at Law for the defendant, Stephen R. Daniels in cross examination asked Penn whether she had been drinking earlier at the same bar. To this she responded saying that she drank whatever she paid for.

“Sometimes I feel good to drink something,” she said. She then admitted to buying and consuming three shots of Brugal.

“Would you agree that you were feeling 'nice' after the two glasses of Brugal and gave [Lettsome a hard hit on his right [arm]?” asked Daniels. “I am suggesting that you hit him hard on his hand and then he kicked you,” Daniels put to the witness Ms Penn.

“Your client is lying. He kicked me inside the bar and he had no reason to do it," she replied.

Daniels then asked her whether she could recall holding on to Lettsome's buttocks and squeezing them in a nearby supermarket.

Her response to the question was an emphatic “no.”

The parties are to return to the Magistrate's Court on June 8, 2016.

36 Responses to “Bar fight: Man in court for kicking woman in lower back”

  • Well Sah! (13/05/2016, 07:54) Like (30) Dislike (1) Reply
    Leslie, how you go get yourself in something like this mehson. Aren't you getting too old for this kind of conduct?
  • the rock (13/05/2016, 07:57) Like (25) Dislike (6) Reply
    look at that big hard a$$ man, he kick a woman because she hit him hard on his shoulders, I should of been there so I could of hit him a man fist, look at the woman, he should be ashamed of himself~!
    • wize up (13/05/2016, 09:01) Like (5) Dislike (5) Reply
      @ the rock: self-defense... had Lettsome touch penn and she turned and kicked him in his back that would have been alright!!!!

    • "L"icopter delivering Ls daily (13/05/2016, 09:10) Like (2) Dislike (13) Reply
      Look at the woman HE SHOULD BE SCARED TO DEATH. Yikes VI QUAZIMOTO. Vino whole this L for posting pick of Penn...
  • Listen!! (13/05/2016, 08:28) Like (14) Dislike (2) Reply
    Leslie said, "we had a friendship." What kind of friendship Leslie and this woman had? I find that the conduct of some men after dark and in bars is so questionable. Anastacia mussa been feeling "nice" after them three shots of Brugal that she didn't know what she was doing. Father, forgive all of them, they don't know what they were doing.
    • wow (13/05/2016, 08:56) Like (4) Dislike (4) Reply
      @Listen!! You hit the nail on it's head. "we had a friendship."?????????
    • SKA (13/05/2016, 09:59) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
      learn to read, it was PENN who claimed they had a 'friendship"
      • wow (13/05/2016, 10:51) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
        @SKA You learn to read and understand, no one said who claimed they had a friendship. We are asking what kind of friendship. "we had a friendship."?????? get it together. lol
        • SKA (16/05/2016, 10:59) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
          My comment is in response to "Listen" who wrote " Leslie said..." to which I am pointing out, it was the complaint who said they had a friendship. " Taking the witness stand, Penn said that she knew the defendant for a number of years. She told the court that the two of them had a “friendship.”

          stuppes.
  • B Savage (13/05/2016, 09:06) Like (7) Dislike (19) Reply
    Honestly? Looking at this pic if she tapped me and I turned and saw that I would DROP KICK that. Mistrial
    • LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (13/05/2016, 10:22) Like (8) Dislike (3) Reply
      OHHH man, I spat out my coffee reading this! LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here sir, take this trophy, comment of the week!
    • Hmm (13/05/2016, 12:43) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      And he's cute?
      • B Savage (13/05/2016, 15:45) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
        Honestly? Putting his pic next to that makes him look like Denzel Washington for real.
    • Nuts (13/05/2016, 12:52) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
      that is cause you does b a savage and an idiot too.
      • B Savage (13/05/2016, 15:43) Like (1) Dislike (2) Reply
        From the time you read "DOES B" smh inbred or retarded which one?
    • the rock (15/05/2016, 08:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      yes u ,will cause u are a jack a$$!
  • Really (13/05/2016, 09:16) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
    That make sense? That is the new way to shove someone away, by using your foot? A height of nonsense.
  • don't touch me down deh (13/05/2016, 09:43) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    This is another neil, he moved her with his foot
  • Really!? (13/05/2016, 09:46) Like (16) Dislike (1) Reply
    Whether or not she isn't cute the face, the point of the matter is the man KICKED HER!!! You don't kick dog much less man. He is an animal dread! He could have shook her or something (sense she was probably "nice"). No excuse for this behavior, at all!
    • B Savage (13/05/2016, 13:31) Like (1) Dislike (5) Reply
      Are you experienced with beast of the field?
      • Woman (14/05/2016, 13:48) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
        @ B. Savage. That is not cool what you said. No man have should raise their foot and kick anyone. He kick the wrong woman, I would have turned around in pain or not and give him a swift one in his mountain oysters that would have made him drop to the floor flapping like a fish out of water.
  • wize up (13/05/2016, 09:58) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    poor mankind
  • really?? (13/05/2016, 10:18) Like (17) Dislike (1) Reply
    @B Savage .... she's human just like me and you, don't wish that on nobody. how disgusting of you. God dont sleep
    • B Savage (13/05/2016, 13:35) Like (1) Dislike (13) Reply
      OBVIOUSLY God was sleeping when that was created I know you have to have the ying n yang but this YAAANNNNGGGG went over board. I'm disgusting? No No that pic is disgusting you acting like you will invite her out or something.
      • w (14/05/2016, 17:59) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
        @B Savage, put your picture up and let's see what you look like. I bet you look like home made sin.
  • maytay (13/05/2016, 10:23) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    isn't he an officer of the law ?
  • wow (13/05/2016, 11:00) Like (10) Dislike (1) Reply
    Regardless of what a woman could do, you shouldn't kick her, WTF? Isn't he the Deputy Commissioner of Customs? If he shoved her and she fell then I won't condone it but I could understand. But a kick? Kick a woman?
    • "L"icopter delivering Ls daily (13/05/2016, 13:38) Like (0) Dislike (3) Reply
      I would use the term female to determine gender... woman? Is a stretch woman kind of indicates man will lay with you.....with that being said....HOLD THIS MASSIVE "L".
  • bojan (13/05/2016, 11:45) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
    Maybe he get a top up from she and she wont leave him alone after dark all kind of things do happen.one time i get a top up from this girl had to jump my fence from my friends see me and go home.Dont take it on what a thing.
  • Online Now (13/05/2016, 13:30) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
    why you all harassing the local man
  • Really (14/05/2016, 16:19) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    bojan

    ur a sk**t and to all the others who's degrading this lady ayo full a sh*t!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Pale Ryder (14/05/2016, 18:04) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    @ Really, for real, that is not cool at all. All of them that is degrading the woman.
    Trust me, if they were to meet up with her someplace where no one is around they all will be all up in it because a stiff you know what has no you know what.
  • Gypsy (14/05/2016, 18:12) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    @online now, stop harassing the local man? More like the local village Idiot.
  • RealTalk (18/05/2016, 14:39) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    If she tapped me and I looked around and seen her I would have ran...


Create a comment


Create a comment

Disclaimer: Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) welcomes your thoughts, feedback, views, bloggs and opinions. However, by posting a blogg you are agreeing to post comments or bloggs that are relevant to the topic, and that are not defamatory, liable, obscene, racist, abusive, sexist, anti-Semitic, threatening, hateful or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be excluded permanently from making contributions. Please view our declaimer above this article. We thank you in advance for complying with VINO's policy.

Follow Us On

Disclaimer: All comments posted on Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) are the sole views and opinions of the commentators and or bloggers and do not in anyway represent the views and opinions of the Board of Directors, Management and Staff of Virgin Islands News Online and its parent company.