Court clerk charged for attempting to pervert justice

A typist clerk attached to the Suddie Supreme Court has been slapped with a charge of attempt to pervert justice and appeared at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court.

Charged: Mariano Persaud

Mariano Persaud, 37, of Zorg, Essequibo Coast, appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam and pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that she attempted to pervert the course of the justice committee on public justice. The defendant was initially charged on February 26, 2020 after she allegedly told Ramkumar Singh, Adrian Chung, and Drikcpaul Gobin to lie to the Police.
The charge stemmed from a Police investigation into the death of Arvin Toolsie Mayhilall of Zorg, who tragically lost his life.
The case was adjourned to June 23, 2021.