Berbice man who beat pensioner arrested after assaulting parents

A man who was arrested after he had assaulted a 72-year-old woman and her 43-year-old reputed husband is now back in Police custody after he had reportedly physically abused his parents.

Parmanand Drepaul, called Vishal, of Rotterdam Village, East Bank Berbice, had appeared on Tuesday, December 13, before Magistrate Rabindranauth Singh at the Albion Magistrate’s Court to answer a charge of assaulting and threatening 72-year-old Deoratte Nekram and 43-year-old Vernon Cozier.
The matter was dismissed after the victims accepted $30,000 in compensation from the 38-year-old Drepaul, but
after his case had been dismissed, Drepaul returned to his home village of Rotterdam and allegedly assaulted his mother Joan Sookoo and stepfather Ganesh Sookoo.
He again was arrested
by ranks of the Sisters Village Police Station, EBB, and while being transported to the Central Police Station in New Amsterdam, Drepaul who was in handcuffs, attacked a Police Constable and managed to escape, but was subsequently recaptured.
Police Commander Shivpersaud Bacchus has said that Constable has had to seek medical attention.