“Jah know!” was all a man, who was charged after fighting his ex-girlfriend, could muster up when a police officer laid the charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and malicious destruction of property against him the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court was told on Tuesday.

Wayne Beckford stood before Chief Judge of the Parish Courts Chester Crooks as he pleaded guilty to the offences.

The Crown told the court that on March 11, the complainant was staying at a friend’s house when around midnight she saw Beckford outside. The accused reportedly stayed outside the house until morning and then approached the woman and asked her “A really me friend you sleep wid?”

She supposedly responded by saying, “That nuh have nothing fi do wid you.”

It is alleged that without warning Beckford pushed her to the ground, took off her test glasses and broke it, kicked and punched her “all over her body.” The wristwatch she was wearing was also damaged during the assault.

With the medical report on file, Beckford agreed to give the woman $51,000 to cover her medical expenses and the wristwatch.

The woman told the judge that he has already replaced her glasses.

Beckford was ordered to return to Court on July 6 to pay the first half of the restitution.