Councillor Faces Assault, Stalking Charges

0:00On April 27, a 46-year-old town counselor named Dominic de Susa faces charges of assault in stalking his wife after a birthday dinner. Dispute turned ugly last March. He denies assault by beating her during the argument and stalking her on nine separate occasions despite a no-contact order. Police arrested him at their home in Adelboro and he's been barred from approaching her or their three kids. The trouble started when he cooked her a roast dinner, but she accused him of falling short as a husband, leading to the call to cops on March 16. Even with restrictions in place, he allegedly showed up where he knew she'd be, though his lawyer claims two times were just counsel business. Meanwhile, folks in the small town are fired up, especially with the local counsel already need deep in scandals, earning the nickname Battleboro. Other members have face heat for things like criminal damage and questionable dealings, sparking public outrage, heckling at meetings and even. He damaged against counselors.

1:00At great Yarmouth magistrates court this week, the trial got pushed back a full year to April 22nd next year because prosecutors only reviewed the case last week and skipped handing over key evidence to the defense. The judge called to the shame, blamed the backlog and missing witnesses, but kept strict bail rules, no direct contact with his wife except through. Lawyers and stay off her housing estate. He did get some relief to visit his children and D'Souza says he's focused on serving the community despite the drama. With the counsel under fire, he's open to resigning if that's what people want, but for now, the case hangs in limbo.