Essequibo Coast man jailed for assaulting mother

…2 others face separate assault charges

Three individuals from Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are facing charges for various assault-related offences, with two appearing in Suddie Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
The first case involves George Khan, a 20-year-old security guard of Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, who is charged with unlawful wounding and assault causing bodily harm. Khan is accused of assaulting 71-year-old George Couhman, another security guard, on January 11 at Supenaam, Essequibo Coast. Khan, who was not required to plead, was granted $150,000 bail. As a condition for his bail, he must stay 100 feet away from the virtual complainant. The case was adjourned to January 30.

In a separate incident, 26-year-old Kishawn Nauth, a laborer of Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast, has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm to his mother, 42-year-old Uigeeta Gopaul. The attack occurred on January 11, 2025, in Bush Lot. Nauth pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two months in prison.
Meanwhile, Joel Benjamin, a 37-year-old man from Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, was granted bail after being committed to stand trial in the High Court on a charged of attempting to commit murder against Jonathan Singh, a 21-year-old miner, on April 2, 2024.
Magistrate Tamieka Clarke ruled that based on the evidence before the court, there is sufficient evidence before the court and she committed Benjamin to stand trial at the next practicable session at the Suddie Supreme Criminal Court.
Bail was granted in the sum of $300,000.