assaulting his pregnant girlfriend.

Aden Desilva, 23, of Alexandra Road, Devonshire, was shocked at the sentence, but Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner wished to make it clear to Desilva and others that this type of behaviour would not be tolerated by the courts.

The court heard that on July 17, Desilva's then nine month pregnant girlfriend went to his place of work to discuss their relationship.

The two became involved in a heated argument and Desilva admitted shoving her and biting her on the shoulder.

He is also alleged to have gripped her by the neck and pushed her against the wall and put his knee in her stomach, and swung a baseball bat at her, but he denied these allegations.

Desilva tried to explain to Mr. Warner that his ex-girlfriend was a terror who had broken into his house, mashed up his bike, and generally caused chaos in his life.

He explained that she was very difficult and on the day in question, she would not let him leave his job as she would not move from the doorway without him physically removing her.

Mr. Warner listened to his side of the story but said it was unacceptable to treat a pregnant woman in such a way and sentenced Desilva to three months in prison.

COCAINE ADDICT, 21, JAILED FOR BREACH PROBATION CTS Cocaine addict, 21, jailed for probation breach A 21-year-old homeless cocaine addict was sentenced to a year in jail on Friday after he admitted breaching his probation.

Alvin Anthony Leverock was ordered to complete the Salvation Army's Harbour Lights' drug treatment programme after he admitted committing a series of breaking and enterings in Smith's Parish.

He netted more than $1,300 in the raids and later told Police he used the money to buy cocaine. He attended the treatment programme but was booted out after he got into a fight with another patient there.

His lawyer Richard Horseman told Supreme Court his client was defending himself from the other man and was hospitalised after the attack. He recognised that failing to complete the Harbour Lights programme meant his client would have to be incarcerated but asked that the time Leverock originally spent in custody awaiting a place in the programme be taken into account.

Puisne Judge Norma Wade Miller sentenced Leverock to a year in jail and agreed to take the time he had spent behind bars into account. She also ordered that he would have complete an anger management and a drug treatment programme at Westgate Correctional Facility before he could be released.

`WOBBLING' CYCLIST FAILED TO GIVE BREATH SAMPLE CTS `Wobbling' cyclist failed to give breath sample A St. George's man has been fined and disqualified from driving all vehicles after pleading guilty to failing to give a sample of breath.

Mark Layton Beasley, 59, of South Road in St. George's parish was spotted travelling east on Richmond Road on October 20 on his Vespa scooter when Police noticed he was wobbling.

He was stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol after officers noticed his breath smelt of alcohol.

Beasley refused to give a sample of breath at the Hamilton Police station, and pleaded guilty to this offence.

Magistrate Edward King took into consideration his clean record and guilty plea before fining Beasley $750 and disqualifying him from driving all vehicles for 12 months.

DRINK-DRIVER ASKED POLICE TO GIVE HIM A BREAK CTS Drink-driver asked Police to give him a break A man caught drink-driving told Police: "I'm a Jamaican, give me a break.'' Simeon Ralston Shaw, 63, was fined and disqualified from driving all vehicles after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.

Shaw, of Wellington Back Road, St. George's, was travelling east on North Shore Road in Hamilton Parish on October 6 when he encountered traffic travelling west in his lane.

Road works meant only one lane was open and traffic lights controlled the flow of traffic down the one open lane.

Shaw pulled to the side to let the oncoming traffic past but unfortunately drove into a ditch.

A passing Police car stopped to assist Shaw and noticed his breath smelled of alcohol.

Police asked him if he had been drinking and he said: "I'm a Jamaican, give me a break.'' Shaw was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, but told Magistrate Edward King that he had a fever and a friend whom he had just dropped off had given him a medicinal shot of liquor. He also said that if he lost his licence, he would be out of a job.

Mr. Warner explained he had no choice but to disqualify him for 12 months and also fined him $750.

VISITOR SEEN TRAVELLING WRONG WAY DOWN STREET CTS Visitor seen travelling wrong way down street A visitor was fined and disqualified from driving after pleading guilty to failing to give a sample of breath to Police.

Matthew Logan Boutin, 22, of Maryland in the US, was spotted by Police travelling the wrong way down Parliament Street on November 3 with a pillion passenger without a helmet.

Boutin was eventually pulled over at Crow Lane where he was arrested and taken to Hamilton Police station to give a sample of breath.

Boutin, who is on the Island for a wedding, claimed he co-operated fully with Police but they said he did not give a proper sample of breath and so charged him for the offence.

He asked the court to be lenient and was fined $750 and disqualified from driving all vehicles in Bermuda for 12 months.

SMOKER VOWS TO KICK HABIT AFTER DRUGS OFFENCE CTS Smoker vows to kick habit after drugs offence A Hamilton Parish man vowed to stop smoking after he was caught with cannabis and fined in court yesterday.

Calvin Eugene Carmichael, 38, of Blue Hole Hill, was stopped by Police on June 23 in Southampton after officers recognised him as having outstanding warrants.

Police pulled him over in his water truck and noticed he tried to hide something in the front seat when he was asked to step out of the vehicle.

Officers searched the vehicle and found a cigarette pack with a small twist of plant material, later analysed to be cannabis, weighing 3.63 grams.

Carmichael said: "I'm going to stop smoking'' before Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner fined him $600.

CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE FOR THEFT OF BATTERIES CTS Conditional discharge for theft of batteries A man was conditionally discharged after he admitted stealing several packs of batteries on Saturday.

Earl Rashan Smith, 23, who spends part of his time at the Salvation Army and part of his time with an uncle at Khyber Pass was seen by security guards entering the MarketPlace Store on Church Street carrying a yellow bag.

He was then seen exiting the store via the elevator to the downstairs parking lot and was challenged by security officials who found four packs of eight AA batteries, valued at $35.16.

Police were called and Smith was arrested and appeared before the court on Monday morning.

When asked why he had stolen the batteries, Smith said he had no lights in his house.

Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner questioned Smith about his medical condition and asked if he had been taking his medication from St. Brendan's.

Smith said he had and was sorry for stealing the batteries and was conditionally discharged and warned not to appear before the courts again.