A 43-year-old man who denied assaulting his sister earlier this week was on Friday granted bail ahead of his trial.

Harcourt Williams appeared before Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr after he was accused of assaulting his sister with a knife on June 23.

Officers also allege that Williams threatened to kill her the same day.

During the hearing, he pleaded not guilty to both counts.

“This is a family matter. I never approach her with no knife,” he told the court.

The complainant, who was also present during Friday’s hearing, told the court the accused was a drug addict who sometimes did funny things around the house like rearranging the furniture.

She also asked the court to get help for him.

However, Magistrate Allen Jr explained that Williams would have to get help for himself and subsequently asked her if she wanted to withdraw the charges against him.

She replied that she wanted the case to proceed.

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