A jury has found an East Coast Demerara (ECD) man guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl, and he has been remanded to prison pending sentencing on Tuesday afternoon.
On October 26, trial Judge Jo-Ann Barlow, presiding in the Sexual Offences Court in Demerara, will sentence 36-year-old Nelroy Barry, also known as “Cock,” for the offence.
Calvin Reid, a mason and resident of the East Coast of Demerara, Barry’s co-accused, will now have to stand trial again after the jury returned a hung verdict in relation to the charge against him.
Over the past few days, Barry and Reid had been on trial for the crime.
Barry was represented by Attorney-at-Law Tamieka Clarke, while Reid was represented by Attorney-at-Law Teriq Mohammed. State Counsel Latifah Elliot was part of the prosecuting team.
The prosecutor said Barry took the young girl to his place of abode and sexually assaulted her. It is alleged that on the day in question, January 7, 2020, Reid also sexually assaulted the girl at Barry’s residence, before Barry did so for a second time. Both men were arrested and charged after the Police received a report of the incident. Reid will continue to have pre-trial freedom while he waits a new trial.
Meanwhile, on November 15, 2021, Barry was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly attacked his former girlfriend from behind, chopping her to her head and left hand.
He was not required to plead to this charge, which alleges that at some time in April 2021, at Ann’s Grove, ECD, he unlawfully wounded the woman with intent to commit murder.
After returning from the interior, he was arrested for the crime only on November 12, 2021. This publication is unaware of the legal status of this case. (G1)
