A Columbia, Essequibo Coast labourer who had been on trial for two counts of break and enter and larceny has changed his not guilty plea to guilty.
When Heamwant Charritar called “Rocky”, a 27-year-old, appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, he informed the court that he wished to change his plea.
After ascertaining that Charritar was doing this of his own free will, the presiding Magistrate accepted the plea and consequently sentenced him to 18 months’ imprisonment on each of the two charges; the prison terms will run concurrently.
He committed the offences on Lateshia Devanand, called “Tasha”, a 27-year-old of Affiance, Essequibo Coast, on March 22; and on Ramnaresh Persaud, a 64-year-old businessman of Affiance, between March 26 and 27 at Lot 39 Affiance Back Street, Essequibo Coast.
Charritar was initially arraigned in April of this year. After pleading not guilty, he was granted bail of $100,000—a sum he was unable to post. As such, he was kept on remand.
