Father, son remanded for kidnapping, beating Essequibo minibus driver

Days after they reportedly took matters in their own hands and administered a severe beating on a 25-year-old minibus driver, a father and his son were remanded to prison by Magistrate Christel Lambert after appearing before her at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court.

The accused, 37-year-old Stephen Atkinson and 18-year-old Jayson Atkinson, were not required to plead to the indictable charge, which stated that on September 27, 2021, they unlawfully assaulted Imran Khan, also called “Panko”.
They will make their next court appearance at the Anna Regina Magistrate’s Court on October 13, 2021.
It has been reported that Khan, of Walton Hall, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was allegedly kidnapped on Monday evening and brutally beaten by three men and a woman.
Khan, a minibus driver, was reportedly at his home when, at about 20:30h, the kidnappers allegedly exited a white motorcar, stormed his house, bound his hands behind his back, and forced him into the trunk of their car.
During the ordeal, Khan’s mother was in the kitchen.
The kidnappers then allegedly took Khan to a road (ETI Road) leading to Lake Mainstay, where they reportedly gave him a sound thrashing. Reports are that one of the men was armed with a small white gun.
After the beating, the perpetrators took Khan to the Anna Regina Police Station, where several allegations were made against him, including rape.
Guyana Times understands that Khan was having a relationship with the daughter of Atkinson, who is under the age of 16.