Bartica excavator operator, 5 women charged with assault

Six residents of Byderabo Road, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), have been brought before the court on charges of Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm committed on Grace James. According to police, on Wednesday, they arrested 24-year-old excavator operator Alec Ault in connection with the incident. He was formally charged two days later by a detective from the Bartica Police Station under Section 30(a) of the Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) Act, Chapter 08:01.
Ault appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The charge was read to him, and he pleaded not guilty. He was granted bail in the sum of $10,000, and the case was adjourned until October 3, 2025, for continuation.

That same day, five female residents of Byderabo Road were also charged in relation to the same offence against Grace James. They have been identified as 47-year-old Evelyn Dalgetty, 54-year-old Pauline Smith, 26-year-old Alicia Ault, 22-year-old Atalya Dalgetty, and 22-year-old Serina Williams.
The women were arrested on Wednesday by a Detective Corporal attached to the Bartica Police Station and later charged on Friday under Section 30(a) of the Criminal Law (Offences) Act, Chapter 08:01.
They appeared before Magistrate Teriq Mohammed at the Bartica Magistrate’s Courts at approximately 10:15h on Friday. The charge was read to them and they each pleaded not guilty. Unlike Ault, they were released on self-bail. Their case has also been adjourned to October 3.