A 43-year-old fisherman from Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast, has been sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to breaching a protection order filed by his wife.
Elton Blake, was charged under Section 16 (2) (a) of the Family Violence Act of 2024 for violating the order against his wife, Jaiwantie Andrews, a 36-year-old housewife. The incident took place on Tuesday, at their residence in Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo.
Blake appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to the charge. He was sentenced to three months imprisonment.
In another case, Kevin Roberts, a 32-year-old labourer from Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, has been sentenced to one month in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting his 17-year-old wife, Annalisa Francis.
The assault took place on March 9, at their residence on Church Street, Queenstown, Essequibo Coast. Roberts was charged under Section 21 of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, Chapter 8:02.
He also appeared before Magistrate Tamieka Clarke at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month imprisonment.
