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Bartica men charged with assault

By Staff Editor Fri, July 17 2026, 2:04 AM GMT-4

Three Bartica men, including two gold miners, appeared before the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on separate assault-related charges and were granted bail.

In one matter, 24-year-old gold miner Jevion Jones of Caribese Hill, Bartica, was charged with assault causing actual bodily harm.

Jones appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohamed, pleaded not guilty and was granted $30,000 cash bail. The matter was adjourned until July 24 for continuation.

In a separate case heard before the same magistrate, Jones, along with 31-year-old pump attendant Conroy Cox of Third Avenue, Bartica, and 29-year-old gold miner Romario Smartt of Sixth Avenue, Bartica, was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm.

All three men pleaded not guilty.

They were each granted $100,000 cash bail along with a bond.

That matter was also adjourned until July 24 for continuation.

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