A 34-year-old old man yesterday appeared before a Chaguanas magistrate charged with assaulting a woman who shrugged off his advances at the Munroe Road branch of KFC.
Dawood Ali, of Munroe Road, Cunupia, was granted $25,000 bail for the offence.
According to reports, the stemmed from an incident on Wednesday where Ali was said to have assaulted the woman after she shrugged off his advances. The victim alleged that Ali had been stalking her since June.
The situation came to a head on Wednesday and she sought refuge at KFC. She later met PC Huggins of the Cunupia Police Station, where she reported the incident. Ali was subsequently arrested and charged.
Ali appeared in the Second Magistrates Court and was granted $25,000 bail. The matter has been adjourned to December 30.