A FATHER is on bail after being charged for allegedly abusing his two young daughters.
The 35-year-old Beetham man was granted $10,000 bail after appearing before a Port-of-Spain Magistrate on Monday charged with two counts of cruelty to his daughters, police said on Tuesday.
The man was charged on April 17 by acting Cpl Deonarine of the Port-of-Spain Child Protection Unit (CPU) following a report made to police by a woman that her two daughters were physically assaulted by their father.
An investigation led detectives to discover that on the night of April 5, the girls, ages eight and nine, were at their Beetham Gardens home when their father allegedly arrived while being under the influence of alcohol.
According to the girls, their father attempted to locate a bottle of honey mustard and when unable to do so, became enraged and began physically assaulting the children. The girls were taken to hospital where they were medically treated for injuries said to have occurred during the ordeal.
Investigations into this case were spearheaded by Superintendent Claire Guy-Alleyne. The accused was also ordered by Magistrate Indar Jagroo to report daily to the CPU.
He will reappear before the court on May 17.
