brutally beat her and cut her throat with a kitchen knife.

Sean-Ann Rochelle Cooper told a 10-woman two-man Supreme Court jury that 43-year-old Michael King had beaten her so badly on one occasion that she had been forced to receive hospital treatment when her ear began to bleed.

She was giving evidence in the trial of her brothers Gregory David Zuill, 26, Kenneth Larry Wade, 31, and nephew Kujii Jomar Wade, 19, who are charged with causing grievous bodily harm to King.

The three, all of Anchorage Road, St. George's, deny the charges which are alleged to have taken place on October 3, 1993.

King says he received a gash to the head which required 18 stitches to close, a fractured rib, and a badly bruised arm after Kenneth Wade and Kujii Wade beat him with a piece of wood and a steel reinforcing rod.

Cooper, 34, told the jury that King had gone as far as "throwing his urine in her face and beating her about the head and body, and at one point slitting her throat with a kitchen knife''.

She also said that on other occasions jealous rages would cause King to "punch her in the mouth while she drove, attempt to run her over, and beat her in the head with a trash can at a bus shelter before kicking her about the body''.

Cooper added King doused her with bike oil and gasoline, cut her clothes off and then demanded that she clean up the mess he made. And on another occasion she said he beat her on the side of her face so badly that her ear began to bleed, causing her to seek medical treatment at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.

She also told the court that King would also beat her continuously from head to toe with a cedar stick that he kept in his bedroom.

Yesterday, Cooper told the court that a fight she had with King was followed by the alleged attack on King by her relations.

Cooper said that on October 4, King hit her, causing bruising about the right eye and left ear, abdominal tenderness and bruising to the back and lower neck.

Medical officer Dr. Carol Ferris yesterday confirmed that Cooper's injuries to the head were "consistent with being punched or receiving a blow to the side of the head.'' Cooper, who is a mother of four, told the court that on the morning of October 4, 1993 she went to her brother Gregory's workplace to borrow his car so she could take her children to school.

"When I came back and walked in the bedroom Michael was mad. I asked him what was wrong and he started punching me in the face and head,'' Cooper said. "He threw me up against the dresser and then threw me on the bed and that's when he started choking me.

"I managed to bring my feet up and kick him so I could get away. I ran into the kitchen but he came and dragged me back into the bedroom, threw me on the floor and jumped on my stomach and legs.'' Cooper also said that she managed to get up and run again. "I heard a knock on the door, opened it and ran out.'' She added: "When I went outside to get in my brother's car, Michael came running down the steps and took the keys out of the ignition. I told him I would walk to my brother's job and send him back for his car.

"That's when he started throwing rocks at me. Michael's friend Creswell Smith was up on the hill and he told Michael to leave me alone and give me the keys to the car. Michael threw the keys in the grass and Creswell picked them up and gave them to me.'' Cooper also said that once she got to her brother's job site she called the Police. She then went to her brothers and told them what happened, showing them her bruises.

She said the Police never came and she went to live at the Physical Abuse Centre.

Earlier King told the court that he did not recall slapping Cooper more than twice during their relationship, and he also stated that he never knew what centre she was staying at. However, Cooper said King called her a few times at the centre.

When asked by Kujii Wade's lawyer Ms Keren Lomas if she ever pressed charges against King, Cooper replied: "I did press charges against him and I also attended court with Michael by my side. He was not convicted because he threatened me and told me to drop the charges against him.

"He had intentions of killing my whole family including my children,'' Cooper said, "And he told me that I would go to their funerals knowing that it was my fault.'' Cooper added: "Michael also told me that if my brothers wanted him to drop the charges they would have to give him $50,000.

When asked by Ms Lomas if she feared King, Cooper said: "Yes I did, and I still do.

"I left Michael a few times during our relationship because of the beatings but he always threatened me and I would go back.'' The trial continues tomorrow before Puisne Judge the Hon. Mr. Justice Meerabux. Zuill is represented by Mr. Delroy Duncan, and Kenneth Wade is represented by Ms Elizabeth Christopher.