The question of who assaulted Cecil Eversley Darrell was raised during the second day of the Supreme Court trial of Keeman Fitzgerald Grant and Keenan Anthony Tucker yesterday.

Sandys residents Grant, 31, of Tween Walls, and Tucker, 28, of Bob's Valley, stand accused of robbing and causing grievous bodily harm to Mr. Darrell during the early hours of August 19, 2000. Both men have denied the charges.

Assistant Justice Archibald Warner heard on Monday that at about 5 a.m. Mr. Darrell was walking along Cambridge Road after exercising at Somerset Long Bay. He stated that as he was travelling towards Main Road, he saw two men, who he claimed, were Grant and Tucker. Mr. Darrell said Tucker then called out to him, asking if he could change some money for him.

He said he told Tucker that he was unable to do so.

Mr. Darrell then testified that when he got closer to the men, Tucker grabbed him around the neck and dragged him to the ground, then Grant proceeded to kick him about the face and ribs.

The resulting injuries were a swollen left eye and, according to Mr. Darrell, severe pain in his ribs.

At this point, according to Mr. Darrell, he reached into his pocket and offered the men $60. The victim said that it was at this time that the attack finally stopped.

On Monday, Grant's lawyer, Larry Mussenden told Mr. Darrell: "I am going to suggest that you never went to the beach for exercise."

"That's not true," replied Mr. Darrell. "That's wrong! That's a pack of lies!"

Mr. Mussenden also suggested that Mr. Darrell had got into an altercation with Perry Simons, not Grant or Tucker, but this claim was also denied.

When questioned whether or not he knew Perry Simons, Mr. Darrell admitted that he did. When he was asked to give a description of the man, he said: "He's brown-skinned and doesn't look like Tucker at all."

Mr. Mussenden at this point had not asked if there was any resemblance between the two.

But when the lawyer did ask if the two men looked alike, Mr. Darrell, who appeared agitated, said: "It was Tucker who assaulted me. I am 100 percent sure."

The eight-woman, four-man jury also heard evidence from W.P.c. Gladwina Trimm, who was the lead investigator of the case.

When questioned by Larry Scott, who is representing Tucker, she admitted that she did interview Perry Simons in relation to the incident, but he was not charged with any crime because "he denied any involvement in the matter".

When Mr. Scott asked her to clarify her statement, she responded: "He made no comment."

The court also heard evidence from Emergency Room physician Ashfaq Syed which appeared to be in direct conflict with that of Mr. Darrell.

Dr. Syed testified that when he attended to Mr. Darrell after the attack, he told him that he had been punched in the face, yet earlier in his testimony, Mr. Darrell told the court that he was repeatedly kicked.

In response to Mr. Mussenden's query of whether he examined Mr. Darrell's ribs, Dr. Syed said the patient did not complain of any injuries in that area.

The trial continues today. Charmaine Smith appears on behalf of the Crown.