THE wife of Vice Mayor Jonah John Ungab of Ronda town on Wednesday pleaded “not guilty” to accusations of hitting a female lawyer with a baseball bat out of jealousy.
Pearl Ungab was arraigned on charges of slight physical injuries before Judge Grace Veloso-Fernandez of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities.
She was assisted by her lawyer Arlan Richard Alvarez.
After the arraignment, the judge referred the case to court-annexed mediation to give the parties the opportunity to settle their differences.
Pearl and lawyer Jiecel Tiu figured in a verbal confrontation in the parking lot of Centro Maximo where the lady lawyer holds office. The wife suspected Tiu of having an affair with her husband, Vice Mayor Ungab — an accusation which the lawyer denied.
Tiu accused Mrs. Ungab of chasing and ramming her car before hitting her with a baseball bat in Barangay Cogon Ramos last Feb. 26, 2015.