NASSAU- A jilted policeman who hit his wife after he accused her of cheating has granted a conditional discharge.
Sergeant 2006 Omar Nottage, 51, has been ordered to pay his now ex-wife $500 in compensation for her injuries and to complete anger management classes.
After he complies with those conditions, Nottage won’t have a conviction.
Nottage risked losing his job and pension benefits if convicted of causing harm and threats of harm.
The policeman of 31 years was suspended from duty and placed on half-pay pending before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.
His wife testified that Nottage put her in fear of her life when he came to her father’s house in Matthew Town, Inagua on April 14, 2021.
According to her, he shoved her up against the wall and said, “You know what I would to do you if I catch you doing anything.
The wife said that she managed to break away and ran outside.
Later that day, around 8:30pm, the woman claimed that her husband assaulted her again while her father was home.
She said that she had left the marital home because of a “previous incident.”
While in the front room, the woman said Nottage accused her of “f****** someone.”
She said she got up and walked off as her husband told her dad that she was unfaithful.
The witness said she didn’t realize that Nottage had followed her until she opened the bedroom door.
She said Nottage started punching her in the back and side. During the ensuing struggle, they allegedly fell onto the bed before they rolled onto the floor, she testified.
The woman said she “ended up on top” and warned her husband not to hit her again.
The woman said she had bruises on her neck and scratches to the arm and breasts, which were photographed by a police officer.
By contrast, Nottage, who has been a policeman for 31 years, said that his wife attacked him after he confronted her about her infidelity.
He said he held her by the shoulders and he slipped on a rug and she fell on top of him.
However, Magistrate McKinney said that Mrs Nottage’s account explained the injuries that she received.
In her testimony, the woman denied that she was having an affair with her husband’s boss Superintendent Walter Henderson. She described their relationship as professional.
Magistrate McKinney acquitted Nottage of threats of harm and found the causing harm charge proven.
Nottage could have been fined or jailed for up to six months in prison.
Inspector Timothy Bain prosecuted and Bjorn Ferguson represented Nottage.
