Man charged with assaulting Health Minister Lisa Cummins
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- Barbados police charged 56-year-old Michael Alphonsa Harris of St Michael with assaulting Health Minister Lisa Cummins.
- Police also accused him of using threatening words.
A 56-year-old man from St Michael has been charged with assaulting Barbados Health Minister Senator Lisa Cummins and using threatening words.
The Barbados Police Service identified the man as Michael Alphonsa Harris of Seales. The supplied report did not provide further details about the alleged assault or the threatening words.
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