Twenty-six-year-old Waylon Francis, a gold miner from Dog Point Village, Essequibo River, was on Monday sentenced to four months’ imprisonment for an unlawful wounding charge. 
Francis, who was arrested on November 1, 2025, appeared before Magistrate Tariq Mohamed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court and pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
As such, the magistrate imposed the four-month prison sentence.
In addition, Doquendo Daniels, 22, and Ronaldo Daniels, 26, of Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), were each given a one-year sentence for a similar charge.
The duo appeared virtually before Magistrate Mohamed from the Kamarang Magistrate’s Court, where the charge was read to them. They both pleaded guilty and were sentenced under Section 50 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:0.
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