Did Brian "Yellowman" Audinett beat up Phillip "Fawda" Henry? That's what Fawda Henry told the police in early July. Yellowman - who is the mace-bearer in the House of Representatives - was charged along with his friend Alan Kelly for 1 count of harm, wounding, using threatening words against Henry. They were also charged for assaulting a police officer and wounding PC#1366, Wilbert Chi.
The case was heard in the #5 Magistrate's Court today and it ended in anti-climax.
"Fawda" Henry failed to show up to court despite being summoned, and his charges were struck out by Magistrate Hattie Mae Stuart. As for the police officer, he testified that he saw Yellowman and another man get out of a pickup truck and go after a man who was presumably Henry, and he went to stop them. But after getting between the men he was hit in the back of the left side of his head, behind the ear, and briefly knocked unconscious. The blow came from behind so he could not say definitively who hit him. Senior Counsel Ellis Arnold, representing Audinett and Kelly, then briefly submitted to the Magistrate that his clients had no case to answer and the Magistrate upheld it and dismissed the charges. We spoke outside court to Audinett who said he's happy to be free and clear of charges:
Jules Vasquez
"How do you feel to be out from under these allegations?"
Brian "Yellowman" Audinett
"I feel very well because members of the People's United Party including Dolores Balderamos-Garcia went publicly saying in the National Assembly that I had beating up police and people out here without knowing the actual facts as to what really transpired. But the court has proven that I am cleared of all charges and she could say what she wants. Service the people of Belize Rural Central - that is what she needs to do."
Jules Vasquez
"You are cleared of all charges, but are you innocent of all charges?"
Brian "Yellowman" Audinett
"I am innocent of all charges. If I weren't I wouldn't be out here now."
Jules Vasquez
"You got off on technicality, Fawda didnt show up."
Brian "Yellowman" Audinett
"It's not technicality. The PUP set Fawda up to make a report against me. There is absolutely no technicality about that."
Jules Vasquez
"Somebody beat up Fawda, he couldn't have beaten up himself."
Brian "Yellowman" Audinett
"It wasn't me."
Jules Vasquez
"Finally, have you learnt any lesson from this Yellow?"
Brian "Yellowman" Audinett
"Of course, I have spoken to my attorney and he has explained to me that we need not to get ourselves in problems. I have been told by the Speaker of the National Assembly that I should not get myself involved with anybody - including the Prime Minister of this country. I must keep myself out of trouble and that is what I will do. I am not here to commit any crime. I am a law abiding citizen. I do right by the law and when I do wrong and I come here I am weak because my fate is in these people's hands and I don't want to be like that. I want to be free."
The police officer's medico legal form also had the wrong date which contributed to that case falling apart.
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