Machel Montano to give evidence in assault case

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor has overruled no-case submissions here and has instead called for International soca artiste Machel Montano and three other entertainers to answer charges against them .



Montano, 35, Joel “Zan” Fezeck and Kernel Roberts, 28, songwriter/producer and son of the late calypsonian Lord Kitchener, and Rodney “Benjai” Le Blanc are on trial before Baboolal-Gafoor on the charge of assaulting Russell Pollonais.



The charges were laid against them following a fracas at the Zen nightclub, Port-of-Spain, three years ago.



At Wednesday’s hearing, the magistrate said after reviewing the submissions from the defence, she found there was enough evidence for the accused to answer the charges.



Montano, Fezeck and Roberts also are charged with assaulting Brandis Brown. Montano also faces further allegations of assaulting Jenelle Le Chee and Gerard Bowrin and using obscene language.



The charges stem from a fracas outside the nightclub on Keate Street, Port-of-Spain, on April 26, 2007.