The victim’s son called for police assistance after seeing Dhakal and his mother arguing and shouting at each other.
Superior Court Judge Kenneth L. Govendo retained the $1,250 bail on Dhakal who is being held on charges of disturbing the peace and contempt.
Assistant Attorney General Shelli Neal represented the government while Assistant Public Defender Benjamin Petersburg was appointed as Dhakal’s counsel.
The court remanded Dhakal to the custody of the Department of Corrections after his initial appearance and bail hearing yesterday afternoon.
Detective Catherine Pangelinan said the Department of Public Safety received a domestic disturbance call at Dhakal residence in Dandan, shortly after midnight Saturday.
Responding officers saw blood from Dhakal’s hand, and the defendant admitted hitting their glass window.
The victim told police she and Dhakal were arguing about her former husband’s responsibility to their children.
The victim said she and Dhakal had also been having arguments in the past and “she is too old already to be getting into domestic cases and all she wants is peace,” according to police.
Govendo denied Petersburg’s motion to reduce Dhakal’s bail at this time.
The victim asked the court to remove the “stay away” order, which Govendo denied.
Citing the history of domestic violence involving Dhakal, Govendo told the victim she must convince the prosecutor.
Last July, Govendo placed Dhakal on two years’ probation.
The court sentenced Dhakal to six months imprisonment for disturbing the peace, all suspended except for 14 days.
Dhakal was arrested for assaulting his wife and their 13-year-old son when the defendant learned that she allowed their son’s two friends to sleep over at their Dandan house on March 26, 2011.
As part of the plea agreement, the prosecution agreed not to revoke Dhakal’s probation in his other criminal conviction that also victimized his wife.
Last year, Dhakal admitted the charge of assault and battery which was a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
The Superior Court sentenced Dhakal to six months imprisonment, all suspended except for 11 days with credit for time served.
Dhakal was also placed on one year probation.
Dhakal punched his wife’s wounded ankle and her body at their residence in Dandan, police said.
Dhakal was upset when his wife requested him to help her son who was doing his homework, police added.
