Dexter Gobin is taken from the Macoya Health facility after fallen ill during his court appearance at Tunapuna. Photo: Nicole Drayton
The man, who became a social media pariah, after footage of him allegedly striking a toddler and force feeding her a bottle of baby milk became a viral video, has been granted bail of $150,000 by a Tunapuna magistrate.
Dexter Gobin was granted $150,000 bail after he appeared before magistrate Gillian David-Scotland charged with abusing a child on October 17 and 20.
His wife Yanique Taylor-Gobin, a Jamaican national, was denied bail since she has overstayed her time in the country and a detention order was taken out against her. They were arrested in San Fernando last week.
The couple is accused of allegedly beaten a child at their Rafferty Street, St Joseph, Maracas home earlier this month. The couple will reappear on November 16.
As part of his bail conditions, Gobin was ordered to report to the St Joseph Police Station on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and to remain 100 metres from the child.
Shortly after the matter ended Gobin, a diabetic, was taken by police to the Macoya Health Facility for medical treatment for his illness.
He has no money to post bail so he will remain right there in prison , or the diabetes might kill him first. His family not willing to post bail because of the uproar this has caused. Good luck to them and the wife in the women’s prison.
They better be thankful they getting good free legal representation that re question protection in jail and special prison food.
Learn that when u abuse children you pay the price. The child protection act laws passed in May in Trinidad clearly supports accountability and punishment.
The government is cracking down and social services working hard months now. People tired of the deaths and abuse of children
Unfortunately this is a case that will be seen as “not that bad” in Trinidad. They are used to more extreme abuse.
mi did know dem ago look to deport her
nah man him nuh need no bond at all. mek him tan in deh! Him big and sour like.
@MET One thing about this case that Jamaica can learn from is don’t protect these bastards…dont victimize the victims all over again….justice so far has been swift and will no doubt end with a conviction.
I am curious to know though..will Yanique be charged in Jamaica after she arrives? Why wouldnt Trinidad charge her, sentence her and then send her packing??? Will she get away that easy?
This pig weighs like 529 pounds…imagine how dem lick dey hot..SMDH
Serve him right, dis pig nuh need fi get bail..a pity him look bout him sick, him did strong enough fi a beat up di people pickney in a him dutty house weh look like dung a riverton city dump.di gal worthless to, look weh she left Jamaica gone live and look pon weh she pick up to fi married to, him a di worst of di worst….
Him nuh fi get no bail and mi nuh sorry fi di female needa. I just pray that the little baby is in a loving home and will never be subjected to that kind of abuse ever again in life. No husband or no damn body coulda sit down in front of me and hit a little child like that period. poor baby wasn’t even acting out in any way. Wicked brute dem.
DEM FI DEAL WITH HER CASE AH YARD SHE TOO WICKED FI WHE SHE DO TO DI LICKLE PICKNEY