Essequibo Coast man gets 12 months on breaking into pensioner’s home
Forty-eight-year-old Gary Johnson of Lot 43 Danielstown, Essequibo Coast was found guilty of break and enter and larceny and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
Jailed: Gary Johnson
He committed the crime between October 3 and October 9, 2022, on the dwelling House of John Lewis.
He reportedly broke into the 70-year-old man’s home and stole a 32-inch flat-screen television, valued at $60,000, and a Black and Decker vacuum.
When Johnson’s trial concluded last Friday before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court, he was found guilty as charged and sentenced to imprisonment.
Guilty: Indira Mahadeo
Meanwhile, in a separate case, a 29-year-old domestic worker of Lot 69 Fifth Street La Bonne Intention, East Coast Demerara (ECD), was charged with simple larceny.
Indira Mahadeo appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Vigilance Magistrate Court where she pleaded guilty to the charge. Elisha Campbell is the victim. In the end, she was fined $75,000 with an alternative to serve six months in jail.
