Nassau, BAHAMAS-A Jamaican woman who threw hot tea in another woman’s face has been fined.
Shanell Brown, 24, scalded Nicola Chambers around 11:25am at the Mayfair Hotel on West Bay Street. The tea injured Chambers’ face and right eye, the court heard.
It’s not known what provoked the assault.
Brown pleaded guilty to causing harm at her arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on April 4. She didn’t have a lawyer.
The magistrate ordered Brown to pay $500 in compensation to Chambers, who is also Jamaican.
Brown must also pay a fine of $500 to avoid spending three months in prison.
