Northward inmate denies GBH on prison guard

(CNS): Dean Bailey pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of grievous bodily harm in connection with an assault on a prison officer earlier this year. Bailey is accused of biting off the ear of a guard at HMP Northward during an incident at the prison. The serving inmate will face a judge alone trial but a date has not yet been fixed. The assault took place early on the morning of 16 March, when the officer had his ear partially bitten off by Bailey during an altercation at the prison, the prosecution contends. The guard was treated for his injuries at George Town hospital.