A farmer, Festus Olagunloye, 70, Tuesday, appeared before an Okitipupa Magistrate's Court in Ondo State, charged over alleged assault of a woman with a cutlass.
Olagunloye, who lives at 7, Temiloluwa St., Ayeka, Okitipupa, is standing trial on a one-count charge of assault.
The prosecutor, Sgt. Zedekiah Orogbemi, told the court that the accused committed the offence at 1.30 p.m. on November 14 at 9, Teminu St., Araromi, Okitipupa.
He said a misunderstanding ensued between the accused and the complainant, Roseline Inumisan, over an undisclosed issue which enraged the farmer causing him to strike her with a cutlass on the right hand.
The prosecutor said the attack resulted in the woman sustaining an injury on the hand.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mr Olalekan Awodeyi, granted the farmer bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case to December 18.
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