Bartica miner jailed for breaking into school, homes

Nineteen-year-old gold miner Aaron Wilson of Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni – Mazaruni) has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to multiple break-in and larceny offences. Wilson was arrested on October 3, 2025, and appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrates’ Court today (October 6). He was charged with Break and Enter and Larceny, Simple Larceny, and Break and Enter with Intent to Commit a Felony, contrary to Sections 229(a), 228, and 164 of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 8:01.

The court heard that Wilson committed the offences against Roy Defreitas, Vashisht Ramillian, and the St John the Baptist Primary School in Bartica.
After the charges were read, Wilson entered guilty pleas to all three offences. He was sentenced to one year imprisonment on each charge, with the sentences to run concurrently.