The 27-year-old pregnant woman accused of stabbing her child's father in the eye with a kitchen knife, was again remanded in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Keneisha Russell, a Kingston 14 resident, is charged with assault occasioning grievous bodily harm.

When the matter was mentioned in court on Tuesday, Resident Magistrate Georgianna Fraser was considering granting the accused bail, but decided not to do so after the investigating officer revealed that the accused woman's life may be in danger. He told the court that residents of the community may seek to harm her.

Russell told the court that apart from her home, the only other place she could stay was in Portland. However, RM Fraser said this was too far way.

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The allegations against Russell are that on March 23, she and the complainant were at home having discussions about the baby. It is alleged that the accused got angry when the man told her he was unable to give her the money she had requested. She reportedly began to curse and told him that she was breaking up with him.

The court heard that Russell became enraged, grabbed a knife and began stabbing the complainant, who held on to her. She is alleged to have continued stabbing, so he ran outside. It is alleged that the accused stabbed at the complainant another time and it was when he felt the pain that he realised that he had been stabbed.

When the complainant attended court on the first mention date, he had a bandage over his right eye. He said the eye was completely removed and revealed that he had spent three days in the hospital.

The matter was again put off until May 7, for the accused to find a suitable place to live and for her to be granted a legal aid lawyer. RM Fraser also ordered that the accused be taken to a doctor for ante-natal care.