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Doctor on assault charge

04 February 2026
This content originally appeared on Barbados Nation News.

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A doctor on an assault charge was released on bail when he appeared in the District “A” Magistrates’ Court yesterday.

Dr Sherwin Ivor Benskin, 59, of Western Avenue, Fort George Heights, St Michael, pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting Charlene King, occasioning her actual bodily harm, on January 26.

There was no objection to bail and Magistrate Manila Renee released him with a surety of $2 500.

The accused will reappear in court on July 2.

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