In what seems to be a case of sibling rivalry to dangerous degrees, a man and his sister appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Both were charged with wounding after a fight developed between them.

Prince Nugent and Princess Nugent appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Glen Brown.

Princess told THE STAR that on the day in question, her brother stormed into her house and began searching through her things, while accusing her daughter of stealing his phone. She said she spoke to him about searching her house and he pushed her and went for a knife and an ice pick, both of which were taken away by her daughter. She said the accused then went for an iron baton from his car and hit her in the head while she was breastfeeding her new-born baby.

Miscarriage

She also told the court that sometime before, she had a miscarriage because of injuries inflicted by her brother. She also alleged that after the incident, her brother attempted to run over her daughters with his car. She also told the court that when her brother washes his car, he throws the water at her doorstep.

Prince, however, had a different story. He said some items, including a phone, went missing from his house and his daughter told him that she saw Princess' daughter leaving the house. He said he went to the house, and was attacked by his nieces who fetched a shovel and screwdriver. He also told the court that his sister was always picking on him. Responding to a query by Senior RM Brown, he said he would not attend his sister's funeral if she died.

He was sternly reprimanded by the Senior RM who told him: "You have to learn to control yourself. You are the problem. You went to her house."

The matter will return to court on February 12 for trial in the night court.