Essequibo Coast labourer jailed on wounding charge

Omesh Chandra, called “Dumb Boy”, a 23-year-old labourer of Riverstown Sand on the Essequibo Coast, has been sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of wounding another man on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at Riverstown, Essequibo Coast.
Charged on October 11, 2023 with the offence of felonious wounding committed on 28-year -old Sheldon Patterson of Lot 3 Zorg, Essequibo Coast,
Chandra appeared virtually from Prison before Anna Regina Magistrate Esther Sam on Wednesday, and was found guilty as charged.
As such, he has been sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment. (G8)